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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.…

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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