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We walked along the crumbling stupas that line the cliff above the Sutlej River at Tholing, looking in the holes for Tsa-tsas, and we found one! Despite being only around 10cm in size, the attention to detail of the palm-pressed votive images is remarkable. Tsa-tsas include not only a perfect figure of a deity but a depiction of the appropriate mantra or tiny stupas in the background. Such objects are added to the core of any large stupa to enhance its sanctity and power.
Tibet Guge 04 Tholing 06 108 Chorten Tsa Tsa We walked along the crumbling stupas that line the cliff above the Sutlej River at Tholing, looking in the holes for Tsa-tsas, and we found one! Despite being only around 10cm in size, the attention to detail of the palm-pressed votive images is remarkable. Tsa-tsas include not only a perfect figure of a deity but a depiction of the appropriate mantra or tiny stupas in the background. Such objects are added to the core of any large stupa to enhance its sanctity and power.

DATE: 2006-07-12 19:15