Boudhanath Stupa

right external Kathmandu, is perhaps

the biggest stupa of its sort on the planet

dates to some time around the sixth century,

conceivably much prior.

The actual stupa is an img of edification however

at Boudhanath the imagery is especially-clear.

Each unique shape addresses

one of the five components, earth, water, fire, air,

circle, which are likewise the properties of the five Buddhas.

United as the stupa, their solidarity reflects

in conceptual style the construction of the actual universe.