Buddhism in its connexion with Brahmanism and Hinduism and in its contrast with Christianity . the later period of Buddhism the practice ofcarving, or moulding mere memorial or votive Stupas,and dedicating them at sacred spots became examples of this kind of Stupa which I saw un-earthed at Buddha-Gaya have been described (p. 397). The engraving opposite to this page is a copy ofone of these votive Stupas which I procured for theIndian Institute through Mr. Beglar. At Mandalay there is a large Pagoda with al)out620 smaller ones round it (in rows of six or seven deep).Each small Pagod
Buddhism in its connexion with Brahmanism and Hinduism and in its contrast with Christianity . the later period of Buddhism the practice ofcarving, or moulding mere memorial or votive Stupas,and dedicating them at sacred spots became examples of this kind of Stupa which I saw un-earthed at Buddha-Gaya have been described (p. 397). The engraving opposite to this page is a copy ofone of these votive Stupas which I procured for theIndian Institute through Mr. Beglar. At Mandalay there is a large Pagoda with al)out620 smaller ones round it (in rows of six or seven deep).Each small Pagoda enshrines a tablet—exposed toview—on which some portion of the Law is engraved. 506 MODEL VOTIVE STUPAS, SACKED FOOT-PRINTS. Many small Pagodas are simply canopies of brick orsome solid material erected over images. Outside the Buddhist convent near Darjiling, whenI visited it in 1884, a monk was roughly mouldinga number of small votive Stupas in clay, with whichlie was probably mixing the powdered bones of somedeceased Lama. Here is a copy of one exactly the sizeof the original:—.
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