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Nakhon Pathom: Phra Pathom
Bharhut: stupa
Stupa III and its single gateway, Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh state, India.
Abhayagiri stupa, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Devotees worshipping at a stupa, the monument that contains the Buddha's relics and symbolizes his final nirvana; detail of a Bharhut Stupa railing, mid-2nd century bce.
Bodnath stupa
The stupa complex at Borobudur in Java, Indonesia.
stupa: Borobudur
Borobudur: Buddha sculpture and stupas
stupas at Borobudur
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