[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Chorten # Chorten Buddhist stupas are large dome-shaped buildings housing holy relics. They were also made on a miniature scale, like this example, as religious offerings or for use in ritual. This crystal stupa resembles the full-size stupa at Kirtipur, Nepal. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1695–1900 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-29-1933](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-29-1933) · Pramāṇa