Third World Craft Nepal, The Artisan Marketplace

Buddha Chaitya
[LHBS-24-49]

Size : 3 X 6 inch
Chaitya or The Stupa , which represents the buddhist sanctuary , sometimes square and sometimes round, with spires or steps on the capital. Each spire or step represents a Heaven, the uppermost portion being a point which is supposed to be the highest peak of Mount Sumeru, a mythical mountain where the Boudhichitta losesitself in Sunya. On the four sides of the chaitya the figures of four Dhayani Buddhas . Akshobhya, Ratna Sambhav, Amitabha , Amoghasiddhi are placed. The place of Vairochana is placed to the cast along with Akshobhya.

$16.00

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 14 September, 2008.