Kunala Stupa

Kunala Stupa is a Kushan-era Buddhist stupa and monastery complex to the south-east of Taxila, on a hill about 200 meters just south of Sirkap, Punjab, Pakistan, thought to date to the 2nd century CE.[1] It is located on a hill overlooking the ancient Indo-Greek city of Sirkap.[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] The Kunala stupa was visited by the Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang, who wrote an account of it.
AffiliationBuddhismGandharaEcclesiastical or organizational statusYear consecratedPakistanGeographic coordinatesKushanmonasteryTaxilaSirkapIndo-GreekKunalaAshokaXuanzangGandhara kingdomAchaemenid invasion of the Indus ValleyGreek conquests in IndiaMauryan EmpireGreco-Bactrian kingdomIndo-Greek kingdomIndo-ScythiansIndo-ParthiansKushan EmpireAlchon HunsTurk ShahisHindu ShahisGhaznavid EmpireGreco-Buddhist artGreco-BuddhismHellenistic influence on Indian artSilk Road transmission of BuddhismPeshawarTakht-i-BahiSahr-i-BahlolBaho DheriAziz DheriShaji-ki-DheriKanishka stupaLoriyan TangaiJamal GarhiButkara StupaBhamalaAhin PoshSaidu SharifBarikotCharsaddaPushkalavatiRanigatHashtnagarSikri stupaDharmarajikaJaulianKalawanMohra MuraduJandialMankialaBhir MoundAfghanistanTapa ShotorChakhil-i-GhoundiShotorakPaitavaBimaranMes AynakFondukistanKhair KhanehSphola StupaTapa SardarTepe NarenjTepe MaranjanAramaic Inscription of TaxilaBimaran CasketKanishka reliquaryStone palettesBuddhas of BamiyanBuner reliefsSaptarishi Tila statuePost-Mauryan coinage of GandharaKabul hoardShinkot casketRukhuna reliquaryTreasure of BegramWardak VaseStanding BuddhaBrussels BuddhaBajaur casketSilver Reliquary of IndravarmanHephthalite silver bowlGardez Ganesha