Bhamala Stupa

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Buddhist archaeological site Buddhist stupa ancient monument

Bhamala Stupa is an ancient Buddhist archaeological site in Pakistan, notable for its distinctive cruciform stupa and significant Gandharan-era relics.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Bhamala Buddhist Complex 1
Bhamala Buddhist complex 1
Bhamala Stupa canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist archaeological site ⓘ
Buddhist stupa ⓘ
ancient monument ⓘ
architecturalStyle Gandharan ⓘ
architecturalType cruciform stupa ⓘ
associatedWith Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ
surface form: Buddha

Greco-Buddhist art ⓘ
surface form: Gandharan Buddhism
contains Buddhist sculptures ⓘ
coins ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ
stucco figures ⓘ
terracotta artifacts ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
culture Gandhara civilization ⓘ
surface form: Gandhara
dateOfConstruction 4th century CE ⓘ
5th century CE ⓘ
era Gandhara civilization ⓘ
surface form: Gandharan period
excavatedBy Department of Archaeology, Pakistan ⓘ
surface form: Department of Archaeology and Museums, Pakistan
excavationPeriod 20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
hasPart chapels ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ
main cruciform stupa ⓘ
monastic cells ⓘ
smaller votive stupas ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site buffer zone (Taxila) ⓘ
legalProtectionStatus protected archaeological site in Pakistan ⓘ
locatedIn Haripur District ⓘ
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ
Taxila ⓘ
surface form: Taxila region
locatedNear Rawal Lake ⓘ
surface form: Khanpur Lake
locatedOn right bank of Haro River ⓘ
materialUsed mud mortar ⓘ
stone ⓘ
nearbyCity Haripur ⓘ
Islamabad ⓘ
notableFor Gandharan-era relics ⓘ
distinctive cruciform plan ⓘ
large Buddha statue in parinirvana posture ⓘ
partOf Bhamala Stupa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Bhamala Buddhist complex
region South Asia ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
shape cross-shaped plan ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor Buddhist religious activities ⓘ
ritual circumambulation ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Haripur → hasHistoricalSite → Bhamala Stupa ⓘ
Haripur → hasHistoricalSite → Bhamala Stupa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bhamala Buddhist Complex
Taxila → hasArchaeologicalSite → Bhamala Stupa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dharmarajika stupa
Swat District → hasArchaeologicalSite → Bhamala Stupa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shingardar Stupa
Bhamala Stupa → partOf → Bhamala Stupa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bhamala Buddhist complex