Dharmarajika Stupa (Taxila)

Dr. Muhammad Kashif Ali

by Dr. Muhammad Kashif Ali
published on 24 June 2015

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Dharmarajika Stupa (Taxila) — Dharmarajika stupa is land mark of Gandhara Art/Civilization. This stupa is locally called “Cheer Top” in Taxila (Punjab-Pakistan). This stupa is attributed to Asoka the Great and was erected in the 3rd Century BCE. It is the largest stupa in Pakistan indicating once that this was land of Buddhism.

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Dr. Muhammad Kashif Ali

Ethno-historian focusing in mountain communities of Pakistan like Kalasha, Kho, Shin, Hunzakut, Balti etc, teaching history in university and PhD in ethno-history of the Kalasha people of Chitral-Pakistan.

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Ali, D. M. K. (2015, June 24). Dharmarajika Stupa (Taxila). World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3956/dharmarajika-stupa-taxila/

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Ali, Dr. Muhammad Kashif. "Dharmarajika Stupa (Taxila)." World History Encyclopedia, June 24, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3956/dharmarajika-stupa-taxila/.

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