Stupa
The Stupa or Chaitya represents the Buddhist Universe, is the Buddhist sanctuary, sometimes round, with spires or steps on the capital. Each spire or step represents a heaven, the uppermost portion being a point which is supposed to be the highest peak or Mount Sumeru, a mythical mountain whence the Buddhichitta loses itself in sunya. On the four sides of the Chaitya the figures of four Dhyani Buddhas Akshobhya, Ratna Sambhava, Amitabha, Amoghshiddhi are placed. The place of Vairochana is in the centre. In some Chaitya Vairochana is placed to the east along with Akshobhya.
