Dharmarājika Stūpa, Taxila

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Satellite View of the Site

Satellite View of the Site

The notes below are modified from the Taxila Museum website.

The oldest and largest Buddhist complex of Dharmarājika Stūpa is located on an eastern route along the Tamra stream, south of Hathial, about three kilometers from Taxila Museum. The name Dharmarājika was given because the stūpa was erected over the body relics of Gautama Buddha, the true Dharmarāja. Taxila was one of the many cities in the Maurya Empire which received a share of the holy relics from Ashoka. The stūpa was excavated from 1912-1916 by Mr. Ghulam Qadir under the directions of Sir John Marshall and from 1934-1936 by Mr. A. D. Siddiqui.

Several objects have been excavated from Dharmarājika Stūpa, all of which have been preserved and displayed at Taxila Museum. Among these the most remarkable finding was that of a reliquary in one of the side chapels containing a silver scroll, which records the enshrinement of Buddha relics at the Dharmarājika Stūpa. In 1917 a casket was found here which contained the relics of Lord Buddha. This was presented by the then viceroy of British India to the Buddhist Community of Ceylon and has since been enshrined in the Temple of Tooth at Kandy city in Sri Lanka.

001 Main Stūpa and Staircase

001 Main Stūpa and Staircase

002 Stūpa from a Distance

002 Stūpa from a Distance

003 Building Base Covered Over

003 Building Base Covered Over

004 Remains of a Building

004 Remains of a Building

006 Stucco Remains on a Base

006 Stucco Remains on a Base

007 Foundations of a Building

007 Foundations of a Building

008 Remains of one of the Buildings

008 Remains of one of the Buildings

009 Remains with a Stūpa Inside

009 Remains with a Stūpa Inside

010 Pillar inside a Building

010 Pillar inside a Building

011 Looking out from the Procession Path

011 Looking out from the Procession Path

012 Foundations of Outer Buildings

012 Foundations of Outer Buildings

013 Pathway through the Site

013 Pathway through the Site

014 Remains of Buildings

014 Remains of Buildings

015 Stairway to Collapsed Building

015 Stairway to Collapsed Building

016 Overgrown Remains

016 Overgrown Remains

017 Cells on a Raised Platform

017 Cells on a Raised Platform

018 View of the Buidlings and Hills

018 View of the Buidlings and Hills

019 Niches in one of the Buildings

019 Niches in one of the Buildings

020 View of the Large Stūpa from Afar

020 View of the Large Stūpa from Afar

021 Raised Building with a Niche

021 Raised Building with a Niche

022 Path around the Site

022 Path around the Site

023 Stūpa showing Parts have Collapsed

023 Stūpa showing Parts have Collapsed

025 Storerooms

025 Storerooms

026 Tree Shading Ruins

026 Tree Shading Ruins

027 Remains of Stucco Figures

027 Remains of Stucco Figures

028 Stucco Figures on a Wall

028 Stucco Figures on a Wall

029 Stucco Feet of the Buddha

029 Stucco Feet of the Buddha

030 Remains of Standing Buddha

030 Remains of Standing Buddha

032 Remains of a Buddha Statue

032 Remains of a Buddha Statue

033 Remains of a Standing Buddha

033 Remains of a Standing Buddha

 

Photographs by Leow Chai Yee
Edited and Described by Ānandajoti Bhikkhu

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