Padmasambhava Stupa ( Tantrayana Vajrayana Stupa )
Padmasambhava Stupa ( Tantrayana Vajrayana Stupa )
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The Eight Tantrayana Stupas at Himalaya
The Eight Tantrayana Stupas at Himalaya
Variations that do occur in Tantrayana Stupas at Himalaya follow the Tibetan belief that the Dharma mandated the construction of eight types of Stupa, corresponding to the eight great events of Buddha life and their associated pilgrimage spots. The principal differences among the eight types concern the stepped terraces between the lion plinth and the vase. Although almost always numbering four (occasionally three or five), the terraces may be circular, square-cornered, octagonal or even 20-cornered.
Tibetan texts agree as to the basic designs these eight stupa types should follow, but the various texts offer roughly 10 different explanations of what the eight represent.
Although the eight Tantrayana stupas at Himalaya occasionally appear side by side in one line or in two rows of four, most commonly they stand alone. In Himalayan lands today, the most commonly seen lone stupa of the eight types – the Mahabodhi, or enlightenment stupa – displays a plain, four-tiered base and a simple dome with no Buddha niches. Devotees typically whitewash the entire.
The most cited version of the eight Tantrayana stupa types at Himalaya are :
1. BIRTH : Round tiers decorated with lotus petals, one large Buddha niche on the dome.
2. ENLIGHTENMENT : Plain square tiers, no Buddha niche.
3. TURNING OF THE WHEEL : Square tiers with auspicious doorways (niches) along each level and each side of the base.
4. MIRACLES : Plain square tiers, one Buddha niche on each side of the dome.
5. DESCENT FROM TUSHITA HEAVEN : Same as Miracles, adding a set of stairs leading from each niche.
6. RECONCILIATION OF THE SANGHA : Square (or occasionally octagonal) tiers decorated with flowers.
7. VICTORY : Round tiers decorated with Dharmachakra (Dharma Wheels).
8. PARINIRVANA : No tiers, no Buddha niche, dome is often bell-shaped rather than vase-shaped.
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Chandi Mendut
Around 2 km and 5 km east of The Great Temple Borobudur stand Chandi Pawon and Chandi Mendut, two Buddhist monuments of the same archaeological vintage as Borobudur.
Mendut , the larger of the two, is said to be a representation of Tantric Buddhism’s Garbhadhatu (Womb Element) mandala and contains several venerable Buddhas.
Although not in everyday worship, Chandi Mendut serves as focus for much Indonesian Buddhist celebration during the annual Vesakha Puja festival, which honours the birth, enlightenment and death of the Shakyamuni Buddha and usually falls in May ( the fourth month of Lunar Calendar), all Buddhists faithful organised a colourful procession from Mendut to Borobudur during Vesakha.
On each side of Chandi Mendut are respectively two Buddha statues, it is symbolizing The Eight Bodhisattvas.
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