golden stupa

A golden stupa is a Buddhist monument, often shaped like a dome or bell, covered in gold or gold-colored materials. It serves as a sacred site for meditation, prayer, and honoring the Buddha or enlightened beings. The stupa's design symbolizes the path to enlightenment, with its base representing earth, the middle symbolizing water and fire, and the top representing air and space. Gold's use signifies purity and spiritual transcendence. These structures are often located in monasteries or pilgrimage sites and are revered as powerful symbols of spiritual aspiration and the presence of the Buddha’s teachings.