The Stupas holds the most important place among all the earliest
Buddhist sculptures. A Stupa is a dome-shaped monument, used
to house Buddhists' relics or to commemorate significant facts
of Buddhism. Though the Stupas are the most prominent sculptures
throughout the world, but Myanmar or Burma is credited to
have more Stupas than anywhere else. In India, the most important
and well preserved site is at Sanchi, where one can find the
full range of Buddhist art and architecture from the 3rd century
BCE to the 12th century CE.
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