Rear View of Architraves

West Gate of Stupa #1, Sanchi

This is the back of the West Gate, viewed from the elevated circumambulatory platform as one looks outward from the stupa. From top to bottom: the transport of Buddha's relics to Kusinagara, the war over the relics, and the temptation of Buddha by Mara.

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