Category:Sankissa
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| Location | Farrukhabad district, Kanpur division, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||
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Site of Sankissa elephant, one of the capitals of the pillars of Ashoka, 3rd century BCE. Commemorated as the site where the Buddha returned to earth after preaching in Trāyastriṃśa heaven.
Media in category "Sankissa"
The following 13 files are in this category, out of 13 total.
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Elephant capital Sankasya.jpg 1,492 × 2,380; 3.47 MB
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Frieze of the Sankissa pillar capital.jpg 962 × 299; 257 KB
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Loriya Tangai The Buddha's return from Trayastrimsha Heaven.jpg 712 × 505; 252 KB
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Sankissa capital frieze.jpg 1,276 × 429; 99 KB
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Sankissa elephant abacus detail.jpg 1,976 × 766; 1.22 MB
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Sankissa elephant B&W.jpg 746 × 1,190; 451 KB
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Sankissa elephant drawing.jpg 1,233 × 2,150; 415 KB
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Sankissa elephant simulation.jpg 1,492 × 2,380; 3.45 MB
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Sankissa elephant today.jpg 500 × 1,009; 148 KB
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Sankissa elephant, DGASI, before 1929.jpg 617 × 843; 351 KB
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Sankissa elephant.jpg 768 × 1,024; 404 KB
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Sankissa map.jpg 687 × 1,106; 285 KB
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