Chaukhandi Stupa
Chaukhandi Stupa is a Buddhist stupa in Sarnath located 8 kilometres from Cantt Railway Station in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. The site was declared to be a monument of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India in June 2019.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sarnath and Varanasi.
Sarnath
Sarnath is a holy town in Uttar Pradesh, India, about 13 km north-east of Varanasi. It's famous as the site of the deer park where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma and also where the original Sangha was formed.Varanasi
Varanasi, also known as Banaras or Kashi, is a holy city at the banks of the Ganges River in Uttar Pradesh, India. Being the most sacred city in Hinduism and Jainism, and important in the history of Buddhism, Varanasi is India's most important pilgrimage destination.Sigra
Locality
Sigra is an urban locality in the city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. The residence of the Mayor of Varanasi is also located on Ghanti Mill Road in Sigra. Sigra is situated 8 km southwest of Chaukhandi Stupa.
Chaukhandi Stupa
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist stupa in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Categories: stupa, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Sadar, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
25.37407° or 25° 22′ 27″ north
Longitude
83.02366° or 83° 1′ 25″ east
Elevation
87 metres (285 feet)
Open location code
7MQ592FF+JF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Chaukhandi Stupa” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Stupa Çaukhandi”
- Albanian: “Stupa Chaukhandi”
- Bengali: “চৌখণ্ডী স্তূপ”
- Bhojpuri: “चौखंडी स्तूप”
- Burmese: “ချောက်ခန်ဒီစေတီတော်”
- Dutch: “Chaukhandi Stupa”
- French: “Chaukhandi Stupa”
- Hebrew: “סטופת צ’אוקהנדי”
- Hindi: “चौखंडी स्तूप”
- Italian: “stupa di Chaukhandi”
- Italian: “Stupa di Chaukhandi”
- Kannada: “ಚೌಖಂಡಿ ಸ್ತೂಪ”
- Kazakh: “Чаукханди”
- Marathi: “चौखंडी स्तूप”
- Panjabi: “ਚੌਖੰਡੀ ਸਤੰਬ”
- Swedish: “Chaukhandi Stupa”
- Tamil: “சௌகந்தி தூபி”
- Thai: “เจาขัณฑีสถูป”
- Western Panjabi: “چوکھنڈی سٹوپا”
- “चौखंडी स्तूप”
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