Kesaria Stupa: Difference between revisions

It has been noted that the Kesariya stupa shares many architectural similarities with the Buddhist temple located in [[Indonesia]], [[Borobodur]] which points to a historical connections between east India and South East Asia. Both monuments share a circular [[mandala]] form with terraces containing figures of Buddha in the niches. Like Borobodur, Kesariya is also built atop of a hill. The excavated chambers at Kesariya show a combination of statues in ''bhumisparsha'' (of [[Akshobhya]]) and ''dhyanimudra'' (of [[Amitabha]]) on the same side, whereas Borobudur houses four Jina Buddhas, displaying their respective mudras on the four sides of the monument.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Chemburkar |first1=Swati |title=Visualising the Buddhist Mandala: Kesariya, Borobudur, and Tabo |journal=ndia and Southeast Asia: Cultural Discourses |date=2018 |pages=197-222 |url=https://www.academia.edu/35744060/Visualising_the_Buddhist_Mandala_Kesariya_Borobudur_and_Tabo}}</ref>