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Kumbum Stupa

Kumbum Stupa

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A Kumbum (Tibetan: 'One hundred thousand holy images'; Wylie: Sku-'bum) is a multi-storied aggregate of Buddhist chapels in Tibet in Gyantse. The first structure was founded in 1427 by a Gyantse prince. It has nine levels and height of 35 metres. Building is surmounted by a golden dome, and contains 77 chapels which line its walls. Many of the statues were damaged during the Cultural Revolution but have since been replaced with clay images, though they lack the artistic merit of the originals. The Kumbum or great gomang (many-doored) chorten at Gyantse is a three dimensional mandala, meant to portray the Buddhist cosmos. The Kumbum, like other mandalas, which are portrayed by a circle within a square, enables the devotee to take part in the Buddhist perception of the universe and can depict one's potential as they move through it. Mandalas are meant to aid an individual on the path to enlightenment. (text based on wikipedia) #Buddhism #Gyantse #Kumbum #Stupa #Tibet

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