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Kizhinginsky District
Kizhinginsky District (russian: Кижингинский райо́н; bua, Хэжэнгын аймаг, ''Khejengyn aimag'') is an administrativeResolution #431 and municipalLaw #985-III district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is .Official website of the Republic of BuryatiaInformation about Kizhinginsky District Its administrative center is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Kizhinga. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 16,509, with the population of Kizhinga accounting for 38.6% of that number. History The district was established on December 12, 1940, when its territory was split from Khorinsky District. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kizhinginsky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia. The district is divided into two selsoviet Selsoviet ( be, се ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stupa
A stupa ( sa, स्तूप, lit=heap, ) is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics (such as ''śarīra'' – typically the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns) that is used as a place of meditation. In Buddhism, circumambulation or ''pradakhshina'' has been an important ritual and devotional practice since the earliest times, and stupas always have a ''pradakhshina'' path around them. The original South Asian form is a large solid dome above a tholobate or drum with vertical sides, which usually sits on a square base. There is no access to the inside of the structure. In large stupas there may be walkways for circumambulation on top of the base as well as on the ground below it. Large stupas have or had ''vedikā'' railings outside the path around the base, often highly decorated with sculpture, especially at the torana gateways, of which there are usually four. At the top of the dome is a thin vertical element, with one of more horizontal discs spreadin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
