ray ▁the ▁D harm ach ak ra ▁( the ▁wheel ▁of ▁D har ma , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁As ht am ang ala ▁of ▁Indian ▁relig ions ▁such ▁as ▁H indu ism , ▁J ain ism ▁and ▁Buddh ism ). ▁A part ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁stup a , ▁the ▁site ▁also ▁houses ▁several ▁V ih ar as , ▁Bra h mi ▁ins cri ptions ▁and ▁other ▁stup as . ▁In ▁the ▁Mah a St up a , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁Mah a ▁Cha ity a ▁which ▁is ▁ ▁high ▁and ▁ ▁wide . ▁ ▁The ▁Mah a St up a ▁res emb les ▁the ▁D harm ar aj ika ▁stup a ▁in ▁Tax ila , ▁Pakistan . ▁The ▁pan els ▁on ▁the ▁Mah a St up a ▁are ▁made ▁of ▁lim estone . ▁The ▁pan els ▁and ▁the ▁drum ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁Mah a St up a ▁exhib it ▁the ▁Bud d ha ▁foot print , ▁St up as , ▁Bod hi ▁trees ▁and ▁also ▁narr atives ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁J ata ka ▁tales ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁stories . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁the ▁Ch and av aram ▁Buddh ist ▁site ▁has ▁been ▁exc av ated ▁four ▁times , ▁and ▁fifteen ▁regular - s ized ▁and ▁approximately ▁one ▁hundred ▁small ▁stup as ▁have ▁been ▁discovered . ▁The ▁site ▁compr ises ▁the ▁following : ▁ ▁Main ▁St up a ▁( M aha St up a ) ▁Mah a ▁Cha ity a ▁Museum ▁Sil am and apa ▁V ih ara ▁V