Why Emperor Ashoka built the stupa in Sanchi and not in Patliputra, his capital city ?

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Ashoka built his most magnificent stupa in Sanchi. But why did he build the stupa in Sanchi, which was never visited by Buddha nor had it any direct connection with any Buddhist philosophy?

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