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... stupa to the huge structural temple . The normal stupa , derived from the early medi- eval Indian form , is a tall structure consisting of a solid dome set on a tiered square plinth ( often with miniature stupas at the corners ) around ...
... stupa to the huge structural temple . The normal stupa , derived from the early medi- eval Indian form , is a tall structure consisting of a solid dome set on a tiered square plinth ( often with miniature stupas at the corners ) around ...
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... stupa contained an unfinished image of Buddha that was hidden from the spectator's view , symbolized the indefinable ultimate spiritual state . The 72 openwork stupas on the circular terraces , with their bare- ly visible internal ...
... stupa contained an unfinished image of Buddha that was hidden from the spectator's view , symbolized the indefinable ultimate spiritual state . The 72 openwork stupas on the circular terraces , with their bare- ly visible internal ...
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( Left ) Stupas on one of the circular terraces . The figure in the stupa in the foreground is a Buddha . ( Right ) Bas - relief on the exterior wall of one of the circular terraces . By courtesy of ( right ) the Indonesian Tourist ...
( Left ) Stupas on one of the circular terraces . The figure in the stupa in the foreground is a Buddha . ( Right ) Bas - relief on the exterior wall of one of the circular terraces . By courtesy of ( right ) the Indonesian Tourist ...
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