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Eight types of stupas, Tholing monasteries, western tibet.jpg
Tsa tsa showing the eight commemorative stūpas.The upper row of the tsa tsa displays from left to right the miracle of multiplication, the englightenment, the birth and the taming of the elephant Nalagiri. The lower four show the gift of honey, the…

Eight greate Events of the Buddha's Life, painting, Tibet, 11th.-12th. c...jpg
The thang ka shows the depiction of the eight great events of the Buddha's life. The central image displays the Buddha sitting in meditation, holding his hands in the bhumisparshamudra. It is surrounded by seven smaller images with the other seven…

Buddha at Vajrasana surrounded by the eight types of stupas, central tibet, clay tsa tsa, 13-14th. century.jpg
The tsa tsa displays a central Buddha image, showing him sitting in meditation and holding his hands in the bhumisparsha mudra. He is surrounded by eight types of stūpas. Each one representing one of the eight great events in the Buddha's life.…

The Buddha at Vajrasana and stupas, painting on cloth, Khara Khoto, 12-13th. century.jpg
Depiction of the eight great events of the Buddha's life and their commemorative stūpas.The central image shows the Buddha, sitting in meditation and holding his hand in the bhumisparsha mudra. On his sides are two bodhisattvas depicted. The central…

Dunhuang, Mogaoku, Grotto76, east wall_ The Seventh Stupa_(The Seventh Great Event), Courtesy of the Dunhuang Institute of Reseach, Dunhuang.jpg
Depiction of the seventh great event of the Buddha's life, receiving the gift of honey from a monkey. The central image shows the Buddha sitting in European fashion on a lotus with his feet resting on a smaller blossom, he is attended by a person…

Dunhuang, Mogaoku; Grotto 76, east wall_ The Third Stupa_ (The Third Great Event), Courtesy of the Dunhuang Institute of Reseach, Dunhuang.jpg
Depiction of the third great event of the Buddha's life, his first Sermon. The central scene displays the Buddha closely flanked by two disciples, all three sitting on lotus, wearing monastic garments and having a halo. The Buddha holds his hands in…

Dunhuang, Mogaoku, Grotto 76, east wall _The Fisrt Stupa_ (First Greate Eveent), Courtesy of the Dunhuang Institute of Reseach, Dunhuang.jpg
Depiction of the first great event in the Buddha's life, his birth. The image displays the mother of the Buddha, Queen Maya in the center, standing under a tree and lifting her right arm to grasp one of the tree branches. She is flanked by two,…

Eight Great Events of the Buddha’s Life, painting on cloth, Tibet_ Diss_ 3.4.jpg
Depiction of the eight great events of the Buddha's Life on cloth painting, shown within architectural structures (stūpa). The painting displays the englightenment scenes the in middle, with the other seven scenes around the it.The top of the…
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