Stupa, 13th century, Western Tibet, Brass, H. 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm), Metalwork, Commemorative stupas (Tibetan: chorten) are the oldest symbols of Buddhism and came to be emblematic of both the dharma and of the Buddha himself. Repositories for relics associated with the Buddha, his disciples, and their lineages, they assumed a central place in later Buddhist imagery
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Stupa, 13th century, Western Tibet, Brass, H, 8 5/16, 21.1 cm, Metalwork, Commemorative stupas, Tibetan, chorten, oldest symbols, Buddhism, came, emblematic, dharma, Buddha, Repositories, relics associated, disciples, lineages, assumed, central place, later Buddhist, imagery
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