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The Indian subcontinent is famous for its different types of structures and monuments. Buddhist architecture was home to some of the most notable and historically significant works of art that date back centuries. The beautiful architectural buildings belong to different dynasties. The word stupa is described in the Vedic literature of the Rig-Veda, the Vajanseyi samhita, the Atharveda, etc. However, the modern perspective of Stupa is related to Buddhism. Buddhism and stupas are interchangeable terms. The oldest architecturally-based object of worship in India is the Stupa. Initially the shape of the stupa was like an uplakar, bulbulakaar and dhanyakar. This well-built platform houses the Buddha's and his disciples' physical remains. In a Buddhist text, Angutarnikaye Mahatma Buddha said the Stupa could be built on the remains of Tathagata and the Chakrabarti king. This deep dialogue between Mahatma Buddha and Anand, related to the Buddhist Stupa, is described in Buddhist text as the Mahaparinirvana Sutta. The word Chaitya is also used for Stupa in literature, but Stupa is directly related to remains, and Chaitya had an imagination of the remains. After the Mahaparinirvan of Mahatma Buddha in Kushinagar, Drona divided his relics into eight parts, and eight state rulers received his body relics and built the Stupa on their remains. There are five main categories of Stupa based on their form and functions. Throughout India, the Mauryan Emperor Asoka built many brick-built stupas. The remains of this Stupa have been covered in Pakistan and Afghanistan, in addition to several locations in India, including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab etc.