Unit 4
1. What is the significance of the Sanchi Stupa in the history of Buddhism?
2. How do sculptures from the Sanchi Stupa help historians understand the history of Buddhism?
3. Provide a brief overview of the religious histories of Vedic religion, Jainism, Vaishnavism, and Shaivism, and explain how they influenced the development of Buddhism.
4. Discuss the story of the discovery of the Sanchi Stupa. How has it contributed to the understanding of early Buddhist architecture and art?
5. Analyze the various ways in which historians have interpreted the sculptures of the Sanchi Stupa. What other sources, apart from these sculptures, have been instrumental in reconstructing the history of Buddhism?
