Sirkap: side lane and remains of a Stupa

Next to the apsidal temple is a small stupa with no base, a circular dome was once decorated and coated with lime stucco and painted.

Sirkap: shrine of the double headed eagle

Illustrates the typical Greek and Indian spirit in the handling of its ornamentation. Between the Corinthin pilasters on the square base and reliefs of architectural monuments with decorated niches, between them including a representation of a classical Greek pedimented front. The strong Hellenistic influence is visible in the classical fascade. In the centre have a chaitya arch or ogee arches like Bengal roofs, and the last one is torana, an ornamented gateway, similar to those seen at Mathura and Sanchi in India.

Dharmarajika: the main stupa

The earliest Buddhist monument in Pakistan. It was founded by Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan dynasty in the 3rd century B.C. When Ashoka converted to Buddhism in about 262 B.C. he collected the Buddha's remains and distributed them to eight major stupas across his empire. Dharmarajika is one of them. The main stupa: 15 meters high and 50 meters in diameter, dominates the whole complex.

Jaulian temple: view

One can imagine the beautiful stupa court when it was all painted and gilded. The monastery court is surrounded by monks cells with the shallow water tank in the middle, there was originally a second floor reached by the stone stairs with more cells for the monks. Another interesting feature of the plan is the space for assembly hall, kitchen, store room, bath room and refectory.

Jaulian temple: seated Buddha

Buddha is invariably shown making one of the four significant and unchanging hand gestures knows as mudra's.

1.(dhyanamudra) the gesture of the meditation. The Buddha is seated, legs crossed, his right hand over the left, the palms held upward in his lap.

2.(dharmachakramudra) the gesture of preaching. The hands are placed at chest height in position of turning a wheel of law in motion, and Buddhas first sermon in the deer park at Sarnath and the great miracle at Sravasti.

Taxila museum: seated Buddha

3.(abhayamudra) the gesture of absence of fear. The right hand is raised to the height of the shoulders with palm facing out.

4.(bhumispara) the gesture of touching the earth. The Buddha calling the earth to witness. Just before the illumination of Bodhgaya.