檢視 Stupa 的原始碼

[[Image:Boudhanath_Stupa.JPG|frame|right|The Great Jarung Khashor Stupa in [[Boudhanath]], Nepal]]
'''Stupa''' (Skt. ''stūpa''; Tib. [[མཆོད་རྟེན་]], ''chöten''; [[Wyl.]] ''mchod rten'') — a reliquary monument symbolizing the enlightened mind of the [[buddha]]s. They can vary in size and shape, but often have a wide square base, a rounded middle and a tall conical section at the top. They are found in the great monasteries and Buddhist centres of countries such as India, Tibet, Burma, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Originally, stupas were built to enshrine the relics of the Buddha and his most important disciples. As symbolic representation of the enlightened mind of the Buddha, they are of great significance and importance.

==[[The eight stupas|The Eight Stupas]]==
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==Teachings Given to the [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] Sangha==
*[[Tulku Rigdzin Pema]], [[Lerab Ling]], 19 September 2012

==Further Reading==
*''Stupa: Sacred Symbol of Enlightenment'', Crystal Mirror Vol. 12, Dharma Publishing, 1997. ISBN 0898002842

==Internal Links==
*[[Three stupas]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.khordong.de/Engl/India/stupa_info.html ''The Benefits of Building a Stupa, Offering Prostrations, Presenting Offerings, Circumambulating It, and Making Aspirations'', by Chatral Sangye Dorje Rinpoche]
*[http://www.himalayanart.org/pages/stupa/index.html Stupa: Art and Architecture outline page at Himalayan Art Resources]
*[http://www.ironknot.org/stupas.php Stupas: ''Incalculable Sources of Blessing'', A teaching by Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche]
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