Tibetan Buddha Stupa made of Brass Stupa of Nirvana 17 cm height

This stupa refers to the death of the Buddha, when he was 80 years old. It symbolizes the Buddha's complete absorption into the highest state of mind. It's bell-shaped.

Usually all stupas contain a treasury filled with various objects. Small offerings called Tsa-Tsas  filling a major part of the treasury. Creation of various kind of Tsa-Tsas is a ceremony itself. Mantras written on paper are rolled into thin rolls, and put into these small clay stupas.

The stupa represents the five purified elements:

The upper lotus parasol and the crescent moon repressents air.

The square base repressents earth.

The hemispherical dome/vase repressents water.

The conical spire repressents fire.

The sun and the disolving point represents the elements of space.

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