A stupika is a small votive stupa. It is often accompanied by small votive tablets with Buddhist formulae, or small Buddhist images.[1] The stupika can also be the topmost part of a building, particularly a Hindu temple.[2]
. Adrian Snodgrass. The Symbolism of the Stupa. 263. 2009-08-16 . 978-0-87727-700-2 . 1985 . SEAP Publications.