Lecture 6: Sanchi & the Stupa
Oct. 01, 1996

  1. Sunga -- Kondane Chaitya Hall

    ext: front view Kondane

  2. Sunga -- Karli Chaitya Hall

    ext: Porch - Donor Couple panel 120 AD Karli

  3. Andhra, Mathura -- Female Ivory Statuette (Mirror Handle) Found at Pompeii

    front left 30 BC - 50 AD ivory

  4. -- India

    Ancient empires from the Maurya to the Harsha -297 BC- 699 AD

  5. -- Sanchi Hill from Udaigiri

    Sanchi

  6. -- Sanchi Hill

    Path from Stupa 22 to Stupa 1 Sanchi

  7. -- Sanchi Hill

    Stupas 1, 2 & 3 3c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  8. -- Sanchi Stupa 1

    Reconstruction of Stupas and Monasteries 3c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  9. -- Sanchi Stupa 1

    ext: South Gate 3c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  10. -- Sanchi Stupa 1

    Plan and elevation 3c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  11. Indian -- Stupa 1

    ext: Balustrade and ambulatory, inside view -3 BC -1c Sanchi

  12. Indian -- Stupa 1

    ext: Harmika -3 BC -1c Sanchi

  13. -- Sanchi Stupa 1

    ext: Ambulatory toward South Gate 3c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  14. -- Sanchi Stupa 1

    ext: Ambulatory from inside, Gate partly seen 3c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  15. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - East Gate

    North Pillar, South face, detail of enclosed tree 1c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  16. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - North Gate

    West pillar, east face: foreigners worship stupa 1c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  17. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - East Gate

    South side, detail 1c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  18. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - East Gate

    ext: Front view, Full 1c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  19. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - East Gate, Yakshi

    view from back 1c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  20. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - East Gate, Yaksi

    full view, front closeup 1c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  21. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - East Gate

    View from North, pillar section 1c BC-1C AD Sanchi

  22. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - East Gate

    View from South Pillar Section 1c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  23. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - South Gate

    Back view: siege of Kusinagara 1c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  24. -- Magadha City Gate, Kushinagara

    Drawing after relief on Great Stupa, S. Gate, Sanchi 1c BC-1c AD Kusinagara

  25. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - North Gate

    Inner face, back: lowest architrave, Visantara Jakata 1c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  26. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - North Gate

    Back :inner face, middle architrave:worship of Buddha;Mara and his Army 1c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  27. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - West Gate

    Back: Middle architrave: war of relics 1c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  28. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 West Gate

    Back: Lower architrave: Temptation of Buddha 1c BC-1c AD Sanchi

  29. -- Sanchi Hill Gen. View of Stupa 1, Temple 18

    General view of Stupa 1 & Temple 18, Gupta Sanchi

  30. Maurya -- Sudama Cave, Barabar Hills

    cell at left end 225BC Barabar Hills

  31. -- Chaitya-Sriha

    rock cut, circular section Guntupalli

  32. Sunga -- Karli Chaitya Hall

    int: Full length of nave 120 AD Karli

  33. Indian -- Ajanta, Cave 26

    Interior: showing Mahaparinirvana of the Buddha sculpture 7th c. Ajanta

  34. -- Cave 19

    INT: Stupa Ajanta

  35. -- Amaravati Stupa

    SCPT: Rail pillar, middle phase scpt: nativity of the Buddha London: British Museum 44 2c BC Amaravati

  36. -- Sanchi Stupa 1 - North Gate

    West Pillar: inner face, back, middle panel: monkeys, lower panel: return to... 1c BC-1c AD Sanchi