PEACEFUL DAYS
As a Buddhist emperor, Ashoka believed that Buddhism is beneficial for all human beings as well as animals and plants, so he built a number of stupas, Sangharama, viharas, chaitya, and residences for Buddhist monks all over South Asia and Central Asia. He ordered the construction of 84,000 stupas to house the Buddha's relics. He sent his only daughter Sanghamitra and son Mahendra to spread Buddhism in Sri Lanka. At the end of the Third Buddhist Council, Ashoka sent Buddhist missionaries to nine parts of the world to propagate Buddhism. Ashoka helped to construct Sanchi and Mahabodhi Temple.
List of Stupas made by Ashoka the Great
• Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, India• Dhamek Stupa, Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India
• Mahabodhi Temple, Bihar, India
• Barabar Caves, Bihar, India
• Nalanda Mahavihara (some portions like Sariputta Stupa), Bihar, India
• Taxila University (some portions like Dharmarajika Stupa and Kunala Stupa), Taxila, Pakistan
• Bhir Mound (reconstructed), Taxila, Pakistan
• Bharhut stupa, Madhya Pradesh, India
• Deorkothar Stupa, Madhya Pradesh, India
• Butkara Stupa, Swat, Pakistan
• Sannati Stupa, Karnataka, India: the only known sculptural depiction of Ashoka
• Mir Rukun Stupa, Nawabshah, Pakistan
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