The state does not have to accept such a plea, but it may accept it without constitutional defect. The difference between pleas based on that case (Alford pleas) and traditional nolo contendere pleas is small. A traditional nolo contendere plea is a refusal to admit guilt; an Alford plea actively asserts innocence.
The stupa is the oldest Buddhist religious monument. In prehistoric times, stupas were simply mounds of earth and stones (tumuli) â places to bury important kings away from the village.Twenty-five-hundred years ago, at the time of Shakyamuni Buddhaâs death, a change came about in the way stupas were regarded.he stupa is the oldest Buddhist religious monument. In prehistoric times, stupas were simply mounds of earth and stones (tumuli) â places to bury important kings away from the village.
In addition to their renovation of the Great Stupa, the Sungas constructed the Second and Third stupas, as well as other religious buildings. Great Stupa, Sanchi. Encircling the Great Stupa is a railing, with four exquisitely carved gateways, or toranas, each facing one of the four cardinal directions. It is believed that these gateways were carved during the Satavahana period sometime around 100 AD.