The Stupa No. 2 at Sanchi, also called Sanchi II, is one of the oldest existing Buddhist stupas in India, and part of the Buddhist complex of Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh.

During the following centuries, especially under the Shungas and the Satavahanas, the Great Stupa was enlarged and decorated with gates and railings, and smaller stupas were also built in the vicinity, especially Stupa No.2, and Stupa No.3.

Stupa 2 is a Buddhist temple in Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. Stupa 2 is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Temple 7, as well as near Western Gate. Photo: Tom Maloney, CC BY-SA 2.0. Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi is situated 360 metres east of …

Sep 3, 2020 · The oldest stupa in India, and possibly in the world, construction of the Great Stupa at Sanchi was decreed and overseen by Ashoka the Great (268-232 BCE). It stands 54 feet (17 meters) high and 120...

Four Gateways of Sanchi Stupa have four sets of lions situated at the top of each pillar. It is true that when the stupas were planned the splendid gates were not included at first. A striking contrast is formed at the body of the stupa by the entrance gates.

Dec 16, 2021 · The southern entrance gate to the Stupa, the oldest gate also has several sculptures and carvings depicting stories from Buddha’s life. A prominent depiction is that of the war between the followers of Buddha over his relics, after his death.

Stupa 2 is halfway down the hill to the west (turn right at Stupa 1). Instead of gateways, ‘medallions’ of flowers, plants, real and fanciful animals, people and demigods decorate the surrounding wall – naive in design, but full of energy and imagination.

Each gateway consists of two square pillars crowned by a set of four lions, elephants or pot-bellied dwarfs supporting a superstructure of three curviform architraves with spirally-rolled ends.

Sanchi stupa ii: gate. Issue Date: 1955. Source: Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi. Type: Image. Received From: Archaeological Survey of India

Four Gate Ways of Sanchi are the gates that are known as Toranas which surround the Great Stupa. The gates are named as northern, southern, eastern and western. Every gate has its own meaning and significance.