[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) › Container # Container During the daily puja or worship of deities in Nepal red powder is placed on the foreheads of the image. The use of a Buddhist stupa or chaitya shaped vessel to contain this reflects the great importance of this central symbol of the Buddha's spiritual achievement for all Buddhists. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1700–1800 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-8-1-2-2009](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-8-1-2-2009) · Pramāṇa