With the beginning of the Christian era, Taxila became a great center of Buddhism and the Gandhara Art. This famous art found its fullest manifestation in the Buddhist monuments in Taxila.
The period witnessed the construction of many Buddhist temples in Taxila, which bear witness to the glorious heights Buddhism reached in the area at that time. Taxila became a place of pilgrimage for the Buddhist and attracted devotes pilgrims as far afield as Central Asia and China.
The most important Buddhist highlight of Taxila is looming pile of the Dharmarajika Stupa, the oldest Buddhist monument in Taxila. Its main claim to fame lies in the fact that it contains one of the body relics of Budhha. Started by the Great Mauryan king Ashoka in the 3rd century BC, the stupa was later added as it reached its present shape in the 2nd century AD.
Another impressive sight in Taxila is Jaulian, an impressive complex of stupas, chapels, quadrangles and a monastery with assembly hall, storerooms, refectory, kitchen and bathrooms. At five small stupas you will see some beautiful stucco, the relives of Buddha and Bodhisattvas and supported by rows of stone elephants and lions.
Mohra Moradu is a notable monastery in good condition. Located two miles west of Jaulian, the place is home to a stupa with all of the details.
Three-and-half miles from Dharmarajika Stupa is situated Glen of Giri, which attracts climbers in large number. Atop the highest peak of the range of hills are two stupas and a fortress built in a cleft near a spring of pure, sweet water. Th3e climbers are rewarded with the fine stucco decorations of the stupas.
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