Stupa
Capsule
2026-5-1.3
From: United States of America | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 2026-5-1.3 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | United States of America | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia |
| Creator | Tom Leighton |
| Date Made | 2022 CE |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Metal |
| Description | Sealed metal cylindrical capsule housed inside of a 3-D printed gold-colored miniature stupa. The capsule contains DNA that encodes the Diamond Sutra. The detachable lid (2026-5-1.2) has tenons that fit into mortises on the base (2026-5-1.1). Lifting off the lid reveals the metal capsule inside. The characters "金剛經" are inscribed on the underside of the lid. A QR code linking to the project's online repository appears on the bottom of the base and on one end of the metal capsule. |
| Height | 2 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 1 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Marcus Bingenheimer, 2026 |
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