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Khata :: Tibetan & Buddhist :: Ritual Object :: Stupa - brass 14cm high x 6cm

Stupa - brass 14cm high x 6cm

"Stupa" is Sanskrit for "heap" and is a structure shaped like a mound which contains Buddhist relics. Thought to be a place of Buddhist worship. After the parinirvana of the Buddha, his remains were cremated and the ashes divided and buried under eight stupas with two further stupas encasing the urn and the embers. the stupas at the eight places associated with the life of the Buddha continue to be of great importance.

A stupa is essentially made up of the following five constituent parts:
a square base
a hemispherical dome
a conical spire
a crescent moon
a circular disc
Each component is rich in metaphoric content. For example, "the shape of the stupa represents the Buddha, crowned and sitting in meditation posture on a lion throne. His crown is the top of the spire; his head is the square at the spire's base; his body is the vase shape; his legs are the four steps of the lower terrace; and the base is his throne." The components of the stupa are also identified with the five elements — earth, water, fire, air, and space — held to constitute the fabric of manifest existence.

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SKU	SKU16219
Weight	320.00 g
Price:	$54.00

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