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01/03/23 10:16 AM IST

ASI finds 1,300-yr-old Buddhist Stupa in Odisha

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  • The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) stumbled upon a 1,300-year-old stupa right in the middle of a Khondalite mining site in Odisha’s Jajpur district.
Major Findings
  • The stupa could be 4.5-meter tall and initial assessment showed it may belong to the 7th or 8th
  • It was found at Parabhadi which is situated near Lalitagiri, a major Buddhist complex, having a large number of stupas and monasteries.
  • The newly discovered stupa was possibly disfigured in an earlier period.
Lalitgiri Buddhist Complex
  • Lalitagiri is a major Buddhist complex in the state of Odisha.
  • The complex is home to stupas, ‘esoteric’ Buddha images, and monasteries (viharas), which is the oldest site in the region.
  • Significant finds at this complex include Buddha’s relics. Tantric Buddhism was practiced at this site.
  • Together with the Ratnagiri and Udayagiri sites a short distance away, Lalitagiri is part of the “Diamond Triangle”.
  • It used to be thought that one or all of these were the large Pushpagiri Vihara known from ancient records, but this has now convincingly located at a different site.
Khondalite Rocks
  • Khondalite is a foliated metamorphic rock.
  • It is also called Bezwada Gneiss and Kailasa Gneiss.
  • It was named after the Khond tribe of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh because well-formed examples of the rock were found in the inhabited hills of these regions of eastern India.
Source- The Hindu

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