Passing in the course of the Khyber Cross, this freeway has been used as a passage for investors, warriors and armies in each warfare and peace, so its historic significance is reasonably top in comparison to different tribal districts.
This turban-like stupa is constructed at the most sensible of Nikikhel Pahar in Khyber Cross.
Professor Dr. Aslam Taseer, who belongs to the tribal house of Khyber and who has been instructing historical past for the previous 20 years, says about this stupa that ‘Buddhist teachings reached right here right through the reign of Ashoka, however historical past displays that Ashoka affect in those hilly areas used to be now not as nice as that of any other king, Kanksha. Kanksha Round 120 AD there used to be an Indian king who had reliable patronage of Buddhism and sought after to unfold the lessons of Buddhism, so he constructed this stupa right here.’
Historians say that Ashoka buried the ashes of Gautama Buddha in such stone stupas. Stupas constructed on this taste also are inbuilt Swat and Rawat.
However a rumor concerning the Stupa constructed at Nikikhel changed into identified because of which the Stupa and the historic puts round it had been destroyed and abandoned.
Prince Afridi’s home is situated on the foot of the stupa. He says concerning the rumor that ‘It used to be standard within the house {that a} golden chicken emerges from the pinnacle of the stupa and the moon calls the decision to prayer at night time. My father made up our minds to construct a tunnel from under in order that the treasure above would now not be broken. This tunnel used to be began by way of my father in 1988 and about thirty to thirty 5 lakh rupees had been spent on it. I used to be additionally connected to my father, the laborers additionally labored and the drilling system used to be extensively utilized.’
The stupa is constructed on most sensible of a mountain about 500 meters top and continues to be standard amongst locals to carry treasure right here. Many of us attempted to seek out the treasure on this stupa. Prince Afridi says that he has additionally attempted again and again.
‘Then my skilled pals from Swat mentioned that there are pots of gold mendacity within the circle at the roof of the stupa. We labored frequently day and night time for 15 to twenty days and reached the similar position, however not anything used to be discovered there both.’
Round this stupa there have been residential structures like Taxila however now not anything stays as native and overseas antiquities investors have reduce away all of the items or even the carvings at the partitions of the structures.
Historical past tells us that Buddhist non secular leaders and scholars lived close to this stupa for which many rooms and halls had been built. Sadly, no govt group or particular person has attempted to save lots of this vital historic heritage.
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Prince Afridi whilst chatting with Impartial Urdu additional mentioned that ‘Folks from many different establishments together with the political management used to come back right here however they may now not forestall other people from taking the products as it used to be a tribal house and there used to be no legislation at the moment and no person may just. He did not care a lot about this stuff both. Far and wide the realm surrounding the stupa had been thousands and thousands of Buddha statues and different relics.’
No less than greater than two lakh Buddha statues and different items had been excavated from this stupa to this point. Folks from Swat, Peshawar and Afghanistan used to come back right here at night time and scouse borrow items from right here.’
The area people nonetheless have the stays of this stupa.
Provincial Aslam Taseer says that the federal government must give protection to this historic heritage.
Locals informed Impartial Urdu that if the federal government works to fix and repair the stupa, they’re going to quit no matter stays they’ve to the federal government in order that Buddhists can come and talk over with them.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa govt has additionally began building of a visitor area for guests from out of doors the stupa.
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2024-10-07 01:29:34