Victory Stupa
The main body of the stupa is characterized by three circular steps, which symbolize the extension of the Buddha’s life by three months at the request of his disciples.
The Stupa of Complete Victory (also known as the Long Life Stupa) commemorates the event in the city of Vaishali, where at the age of eighty the Buddha extended his life by three months at the request of his devoted disciples. It is said that celestial beings built a stupa in this form in his honor. It is unique in having only three circular steps.
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Stupa Design and Specifications
If you have the possibility to consult your teacher or lama, they can help you choose the most suitable type of stupa.
The dimensions and materials are identical for all stupa types.
Stupa Height
34.5cm
Stupa Width
18 cm
Height with Pedestal
43.5cm
Width with Pedestal
22 cm
Internal Volume
1 liter
Weight
approx. 4.4 kg
Material
Stupa body - ceramic compound (artificial stone),
Ornaments - epoxy and polyurethane resin
Stupa Specifications
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Stupa Height
34.5cm
Stupa Width
18 cm
Height with Pedestal
43.5cm
Width with Pedestal
22 cm
Internal Volume
1 liter
Weight
4.4 kg
Material
Stupa body - ceramic compound (artificial stone), Ornaments - epoxy and polyurethane resin
Vaisali – Place of Many of the Buddha’s Teachings
The city of Vaisali itself was a place of great beauty, inhabited by people respect throughout northern India for their love of freedom, their peacefullness, and their prosperity. On the Buddha's first visit to Vaisali after his enlightenment, he ended a great plague that was devastating the city and won the respect and love of the people. Another time when the Buddha visited Vaisali, a group of monkeys dug out a pool for the Buddha's use and offered him honey for refreshment. This event, which is depisted on bas-reliefs at Bharhut, Sanci, and Gandhara, was the great wonder that established Vaisali as a place of pilgrimage.
The Buddha often visited Vaisali in a course of his travels. The Bodhisattvacarya-nirdesa-sutra preserves an account of the marvels that attended one of the Buddha's entries into this garden city, which resembled an earthly paradise, so great was its prosperity and the elegance of its people. The Buddha remarked that the like of this city had never been seen, not even in the Heaven of the Thirty-three Gods. Vaisali was the site of many of the Buddha's teachings, including the extensive Bhadrakalpika-sutra. It was also the home of Vimalakirti, the layman whose understanding of the Dharma amazed even the great Mahakasyapa. The Vaisali courtesan Amrapali became a patroness of the Sangha and donated her garden, the Mango Grove, as a resting place for the Buddha and his disciples. It was in this garden that the Buddha, many years later, told his disciples, "In this place I have performed the last religious act of my earthly career," and announced he would soon enter Parinirvana. Here the Buddha began the last part of his final journey. After his Parinirvana, the Licchavis received a portion of the Buddha's relics and enshrined them in a stupa in Vaisali.
~ Holy places of the Buddha