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Stupa

(skt.: stupa; tib.: chorten) Buddhist reliquary objects ranging in size from huge to a few inches in height and representing the enlightened mind. Stupas often contain holy texts, mantras or relics and remains of the Buddha or great bodhisattvas. Stupas are usually dome- or mound-shaped. The first stupas were built after Shakyamuni\'s death, when his ashes were divided into eight parts and eight stupas were erected in eight districts to hold the Buddha\'s relics.

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"This world we see is a painting born from the brush of discursive thought, and within it or upon it nothing truly existent can be found. All things in samsara and nirvana are but mental labels and projections. Knowing this one knows reality; seeing this one sees most true."
- 2nd Dalai Lama

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