Chaitya (stupa) made of gilded copper alloy, Nepal, 18th century

Chaitya (stupa) made of gilded copper alloy, Nepal, 18th century The votive reliquary rests on a double base shaped like lotus petals. Surrounding the anda, a hemispherical dome, are depictions of the four celestial Buddhas associated with the four cardinal directions. To the east: Akshobhya—recognizable by his gesture of invoking the earth as a witness (bhūmisparśa mudrā). To the south: Ratnasambhava—associated with the gesture of giving or generosity (varada mudrā). To the west: Amitā

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