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The Dhaarmik Traditions - Indic Studies Foundation

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Figure1 2000 Year old image of Lakshmi<br />

from a gateway of a Buddhist stupa at Bharhut indicating her popularity<br />

amongst non Hindus too (from Devdutt Pattanaik “Lakshmi –the Goddess of<br />

Wealth and Fortune an Introduction, Vakils, Feffer and Simons, Mumbai,2003<br />

Bharhut or Barhut, is a location in Madhya Pradesh, Central India, known for its famous<br />

Buddhist stupa. <strong>The</strong> Bharhut stupa may have been established by the Maurya king Asoka in<br />

the 3rd century BCE,<br />

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