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Bharhut: stupa
Stupa III and its single gateway, Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh state, India.
Abhayagiri stupa, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Devotees worshipping at a stupa, the monument that contains the Buddha's relics and symbolizes his final nirvana; detail of a Bharhut Stupa railing, mid-2nd century bce.
Bodnath stupa
The stupa complex at Borobudur in Java, Indonesia.
Aerial view of the Borobudur stupa in central Java, showing its terraced, mandala-like structure with multiple bell-shaped stupas and surrounding trees.
Stone Buddha statue seated in meditation surrounded by bell-shaped stupas at Borobudur Temple in Java, Indonesia, with intricate ancient stonework visible under a blue sky.
Stone stupas with perforated domes encircle the central dome of Borobudur Temple in Java, Indonesia, under a partly cloudy sky.
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