stupika

File:Stupika and artifacts Bali 8th century.jpg model clay stupa ("Stupika") inside which can be found clay tablets with Buddhist texts and Buddhist images. 8th century Bali.]]

A stupika is a small votive stupa. It is often accompanied by small votive tablets with Buddhist formulae, or small Buddhist images.{{cite book|author1-link=John N. Miksic|last=Miksic|first=John N.|title=Earthenware in Southeast Asia|pages=289|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gxM0k5lGupAC&pg=PT289|accessdate=2009-08-16 | isbn=978-9971-69-271-1 | year=2003 | publisher=NUS Press}} The stupika can also be the topmost part of a building, particularly a Hindu temple.{{cite book|last=Snodgrass|first=Adrian|authorlink=Adrian Snodgrass|title=The Symbolism of the Stupa|pages=263|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o0aQMlFX8ugC&pg=PA263|accessdate=2009-08-16 | isbn=978-0-87727-700-2 | year=1985 | publisher=SEAP Publications}}