Question

Discuss how and why stupas were built​

Answer 1

Answer:

Stupas symbolises the Parinibbana of the Buddha and it was built almost all the part of subcontinent where buddhism spread. ... Stupas were generally built to bury relics of buddha or objects used by him. As relics of buddha was buried there the mound was considered as sacred and people venerated.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Stupas were the mounds put on the bodily remains of the body of Lord Buddha or of any object that was used by him. At the place of stupas such objects were buried. These were places of great respect under the tradition of Buddhism as they had the relics of Buddha.