{"id":8030,"date":"2023-04-27T06:50:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T06:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=8030"},"modified":"2024-01-20T07:29:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T07:29:59","slug":"buddhist-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/buddhist-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Buddhist Architecture – UPSC Indian Art & Culture Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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India’s architectural traditions owe their origin to Buddhism <\/strong>and Jainism<\/strong>, with developments in Buddhist architecture thriving between the fifth and fourteenth centuries<\/strong>. These often went hand-in-hand with Hindu architecture, and sites such as Ellora contain Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain monuments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bodhgaya <\/strong>is the pre-eminent Buddhist site <\/strong>in India, being the place where Siddhartha achieved enlightenment<\/strong> and became Gautama Buddha<\/strong>. While the Bodhi tree<\/strong> is of immense importance, the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodhgaya<\/strong> is also significant, serving as a reminder of the brickwork of that time. The first shrine at Bodhgaya, located at the base of the Bodhi tree, was said to have been constructed by King Ashoka. The design of the Mahabodhi temple is unique, being neither Dravida nor Nagara<\/strong>, but rather narrow like a Nagara temple, yet rising without curving like a Dravida one<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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