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Title
Eight Types of Stūpas
Subject
The eight types of commemorative stūpas
Description
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 descent from the Tāvatiṃsa heaven, the first sermon and the Parinirvāṇa 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 descent from the Tāvatiṃsa heaven, the first sermon and the Parinirvāṇa stūpas.
Source
Pakhoutoua, Elena A. Reproducing the Sacred Place: The Eight Great Events of the Buddha’s Life and their Commemorative Stupas in the Medieval Art of Tibet (10th to 13th century), diss. University of Virginia, 2009, 276.
Publisher
Elena A. Pakhoutoua
Date
13th-14th century
Type
tsa tsa (votive tablet)
Coverage
Tholing monastery, Western Tibet