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CONE, CUPOLA, OR SPIRE

A symbol of aspiration, as of matter tending towards spirit.

"Stupas are buildings in the form of cones and cupolas, erected by the piety of believers to enshrine and cover relics. They are found throughout India.” - J. B. ST. HILAIRE, The Buddha, p. 87.

Stupas and pyramids may be taken as symbols of the causal-body built. up through aspiration, sacrifice, and transmutation. The "relics" seem to stand for the higher qualities which have survived from the practice of virtues below.

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PYRAMID
SHRINE
SPIRE
STUPA