Stūpas in Khams: Observing the Rebuilding of Material Culture in Tibet

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Fig. 8c:
The eight manifestations of Padmasambhava (Padma ‘byung gnas). Stone slabs within the vase alcoves.
Zhe chen dgon. sDe dge County, Dkar mdzes Prefecture, Sichuan Province.

Photos by Eva Seegers, 2012.

Images within the stūpas in row:
1: Guru Śākyasimha (sha kya seng ge)¾pad spungs mchod rten (Sk. padmakaṭaka stūpa)
2: Uḍḍiyāna Vajradhāra (o rgyan rdorje ’chang)¾byang chub mchod rten (bodhi stūpa)
3: Simhanāda (seng ge sgra sgrog)—chos ’phrul mchod rten (prātihārya stūpa)
4: Padmakara (pad ma ’byung gnas)—bkra shis sgo mang mchod rten (bahudvāra stūpa)
5: Padmarāja (pad ma rgyal po)—lha babs mchod rten (devāvatāra stūpa)
6: Mativat Vararuci (blo ldan mchog sred)—dbyen sdum mchod rten (antaryāna stūpa)
7: Sūryaraśmi (nyi ma ’od zer)—rnam rgyal mchod rten (vijaya stūpa)
8: rDo rje Gro lod— myang ’das mchod rten (parinirvāṇa stūpa)