Describe origin and developent stupa architecture with example
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ORIGIN
The word 'Stupa' is said to have been derived from the Sanskrit root 'Stu' meaning 'to worship' or 'to praise'. The Stupa developed as the nucleus of Buddhist faith and worship, but its origin cannot be regarded as Buddhist for evidence of its roots date back to c. 2000 B.C. Burial mounds containing relics were raised from earth and rock according to an age old custom that had survived from as early as Neolithic times.
DEVELOPMENT
The assimilation of the Body of the Buddha and the Chorten. Just as the construction of a legendary 84,000 stupas by Ashoka led to Buddhism's establishment in India, the first ten centuries of Buddhist architectural development acquired the stupa a place of its own in the history of Asian Architecture and Civilization.
EXAMPLE
Lotus Blossom Stupa
Also known as "Stupa of Heaped Lotuses" or "Birth of the Sugata Stupa," this stupa refers to the birth of Gautama Buddha. "At birth Buddha took seven steps in each of the four directions"(East, South, West and North). In each direction lotuses sprang up, symbolizing the brahmavihāras: love, compassion, joy and equanimity. The base of this stupa is circular and has four steps, and it is decorated with lotus-petal designs. Occasionally, seven heaped lotus steps are constructed. These refer to the seven first steps of the Buddha.
SANCHI
The monastery at Sanchi was originally constructed by Bimbisara, king of Magadha and contemporary of the Buddha. It owes its present form to renovations by Ashoka and the later Shunga kings who through their support and patronage established Stupa worship as an institution in Buddhism.
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HERE IS YOUR ANSWER
ORIGIN
The word 'Stupa' is said to have been derived from the Sanskrit root 'Stu' meaning 'to worship' or 'to praise'. The Stupa developed as the nucleus of Buddhist faith and worship, but its origin cannot be regarded as Buddhist for evidence of its roots date back to c. 2000 B.C. Burial mounds containing relics were raised from earth and rock according to an age old custom that had survived from as early as Neolithic times.
DEVELOPMENT
The assimilation of the Body of the Buddha and the Chorten. Just as the construction of a legendary 84,000 stupas by Ashoka led to Buddhism's establishment in India, the first ten centuries of Buddhist architectural development acquired the stupa a place of its own in the history of Asian Architecture and Civilization.
EXAMPLE
Lotus Blossom Stupa
Also known as "Stupa of Heaped Lotuses" or "Birth of the Sugata Stupa," this stupa refers to the birth of Gautama Buddha. "At birth Buddha took seven steps in each of the four directions"(East, South, West and North). In each direction lotuses sprang up, symbolizing the brahmavihāras: love, compassion, joy and equanimity. The base of this stupa is circular and has four steps, and it is decorated with lotus-petal designs. Occasionally, seven heaped lotus steps are constructed. These refer to the seven first steps of the Buddha.
SANCHI
The monastery at Sanchi was originally constructed by Bimbisara, king of Magadha and contemporary of the Buddha. It owes its present form to renovations by Ashoka and the later Shunga kings who through their support and patronage established Stupa worship as an institution in Buddhism.
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