Question

The stupa is also a cosmic symbol. Its hemispherical shape represents _____.

Answer 1

The stupa is also a cosmic symbol. Its hemispherical shape represents the world egg. Correct answer: A

The stupa is a form of Buddhist architecture, a sepulchral monument which is a place of burial or a receptacle for religious objects. Buddhism, the earliest stupas contained portions of the Buddha’s ashes, and as a result, the stupa began to be associated with the body of the Buddha.

Answer 2

The world egg! Buddha's ashes were buried within relic mounds known as stupas which were shaped as the world egg.