Stupika

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Buddhist model clay stupa ("Stupika") inside which can be found clay tablets with Buddhist texts and Buddhist images. 8th century Bali. Stupika and artifacts Bali 8th century.jpg
Buddhist model clay stupa ("Stupika") inside which can be found clay tablets with Buddhist texts and Buddhist images. 8th century Bali.

A stupika is a small votive stupa. It is often accompanied by small votive tablets with Buddhist formulae, or small Buddhist images. [1] The stupika can also be the topmost part of a building, particularly a Hindu temple. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Miksic, John N. (2003). Earthenware in Southeast Asia. NUS Press. p. 289. ISBN   978-9971-69-271-1 . Retrieved 2009-08-16.
  2. ↑ Snodgrass, Adrian (1985). The Symbolism of the Stupa. SEAP Publications. p. 263. ISBN   978-0-87727-700-2 . Retrieved 2009-08-16.


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