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Remains of a Buddhist monastery around the Dharmarajika Stupa. Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India, 3rd century BCE.

Abacus of an Ashokan Pillar. Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, 3rd century BCE.

Remains of a Buddhist monastery around the Dharmarajika Stupa. The rectangular cells are thought to be rooms where the monks slept. The yellow structure visible in the background is a relatively modern Jain temple. Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh...

Buddhism originated in the Ganges Plain of Magadha (modern Bihar, India) during the 5th–4th century BCE, following the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha (c. 5th century BCE). Initially transmitted through oral teaching and monastic...