About Dhanyakataka Stupa

This is the oldest of all Kalachakra Stupas and the place where according to Vajrayana oral transmission the Kalachakra tantra was first revealed by the historical Buddha. The stupa is not intact, however, there is a nearby museum with a smaller replica of the original Dhanyakataka Stupa.

Kalachakra – Mandala and Stupas around the world

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Deities, Gods, Stupas Himalayas Life

Kalacakra in a Yi-dam(god protector) who turns the wheel of life. Kalacakra is the title of a work in one of the divisions of the Kangyur. It is possible that Kalacakra is a personification of that work. Kalacakra is usually as a Yidam with four head on each of which is the third eye. He may have twelve or twenty-four arms but never has more than two legs. In his Yi-dam form, he is dark blue. .