Kunala Stupa
| Kunala Stupa | ||
|---|---|---|
Year consecrated 2nd century CE | | |
| Status | Artifacts removed | |
| Location | ||
| Location | Pakistan | |
  Shown within Pakistan  Kunala Stupa (Gandhara) | ||
| Geographic coordinates | 33°45′02″N 72°49′50″E / 33.750424°N 72.830479°E | |
Kunala Stupa is a
Its name come from Kunala, a son of Ashoka.[3] Kunala, the legitimate heir to the throne had been blinded by one of Ashoka's queens, Tishyaksha, due to jealousy for his beautiful eyes. After years of wandering, Kunala reunited with his father Ashoka, and was treated by a doctor from Taxila.[1][4]
Buddhist pilgrims with eye impairment came to the stupa with the hope of being cured.[1]
The Kunala stupa was visited by the Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang, who wrote an account of it.[1][4]
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Kunala stupa and monastery are on the hill just south of Sirkap.
References
- ^ a b c d Marshall, Sir John Hubert (1951). Taxila: An Illustrated Account of Archaeological Excavations. CUP Archive. p. 348.
- ISBN 9781884964046.
- ISBN 9780875868585.
- ^ ISBN 9780786725441.
