▲ 58 ▼ Chaukhandi Stupa [OC] (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 week ago by kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de to c/pics@lemmy.world 2 comments fedilink hide all child comments Originally built in 7th/8th century and fortified later, it lies near the Indian city of Varanasi. An important Buddhist site.
[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) Hmm, kinda reminds me of various places Buddha was depicted as lecturing from in Tezuka's graphic novel of the same name. !historyruins@piefed.social would also like this... permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 2 points 1 week ago I think this was the place where Buddha first met his original disciples. This place was given a facelift later around 16th century. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 2 points 1 week ago I think this was the place where Buddha first met his original disciples. This place was given a facelift later around 16th century. permalink fedilink source parent