Miniature Votive Stupa (Q79933311)

Label from: English (en)

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collection: Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
location: Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
depicts: stupa (Q180987)
instance of: sculpture (Q860861)

catalog URL: https://clevelandart.org/art/1982.132

information from the Cleveland Museum of Art catalog

description: Small-scale stupas were modeled on large monuments that contain relics of the Buddha or revered members of the Buddhist community within the solid, dome segment. Such models were made to commemorate a devotional visit to the monument. Four different sacred Buddhist images face each of the four directions: Shakyamuni, Vajrasattva, Maitreya, and Prajnaparamita.

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