Mahaparinirvana Stupa – Stupa of the Great Perfect Nirvana
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Orientation 2
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ABR 019
Code: ABR 019
Country: Tibet (central)
Style:
Date: 1150 - 1350
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 4.8 x 9.7 x 4.8
Materials: Brass
Mahaparinirvana Stupa in memory of Shakyamuni’s mahaparinirvana (death) at Kushinagara (North India)
Buddhists distinguish “Stupas of the eight great places” (astamahasthanacaitya) commemorating the “eight great places” (astamahasthana) in Shakyamuni’s life: Padmakataka Stupa at Lumbini; Mahabodhi Stupa at Bodhgaya; Bahudvara Stupa at Sarnath; Pratiharya Stupa at Shravasti; Devavatara Stupa at Sankasya; Antaryana Stupa at Rajagrha; Vijaya Stupa at Vaishali; Mahaparinirvana Stupa at Kushinagara.
Buddhists distinguish “Stupas of the eight great places” (astamahasthanacaitya) commemorating the “eight great places” (astamahasthana) in Shakyamuni’s life: Padmakataka Stupa at Lumbini; Mahabodhi Stupa at Bodhgaya; Bahudvara Stupa at Sarnath; Pratiharya Stupa at Shravasti; Devavatara Stupa at Sankasya; Antaryana Stupa at Rajagrha; Vijaya Stupa at Vaishali; Mahaparinirvana Stupa at Kushinagara.