词条 | Sphola Stupa |
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This ruined stupa built of stones features a dome resting upon a three-tiered base. Sphola sits in a ravine located in Zarai village midway between Ali Masjid and Landi Kotal in the Khyber Pass. The 2nd century stupa may have been constructed towards the end of the Kushan Empire or according to some sources soon after third to fifth centuries. It is the most complete Buddhist monument in the Khyber Pass. It is a reminder of the great Kushana Empire and Buddhism nexus which is often depicted in Gandhara artefacts. Gandhara sculptures were excavated at this very stupa and are now housed in the museum in Peshawar.[2] Sphola Stupa is possibly the only such monument left in the Khyber Pass area. But instead of being treated as a conservation site, it has been turned into a Frontier Constabulary check post – the height provides a useful vantage point to the troops.[3] References1. ^{{cite web|title=John Burke (1843-1900) - Buddhist monument Sphola Stupa in the Khyber Pass|url=https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/2501352/buddhist-monument-sphola-stupa-in-the-khyber-pass|website=www.royalcollection.org.uk|accessdate=19 August 2016}} {{Cultural heritage sites in Federally Administered Tribal Areas |state=autocollapse}}{{coord missing|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa}}2. ^{{cite web|title=Buddhist Tope at Sphola|url=https://www.wdl.org/en/item/11479/|website=wld.org|accessdate=19 August 2016|date=1 January 1878}} 3. ^{{cite news|title=What little remains: History fades as second century Sphola Stupa continues to crumble - The Express Tribune|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/709369/what-little-remains-history-fades-as-second-century-sphola-stupa-continues-to-crumble/|accessdate=19 August 2016|publisher=tribune|date=16 May 2014}} 3 : Archaeological sites in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas|Stupas in Pakistan|Buddhist sites in Pakistan |
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