The state does not have to accept such a plea, but it may accept it without constitutional defect. The difference between pleas based on that case (Alford pleas) and traditional nolo contendere pleas is small. A traditional nolo contendere plea is a refusal to admit guilt; an Alford plea actively asserts innocence.
The stupa is the oldest Buddhist religious monument. In prehistoric times, stupas were simply mounds of earth and stones (tumuli) â places to bury important kings away from the village.Twenty-five-hundred years ago, at the time of Shakyamuni Buddhaâs death, a change came about in the way stupas were regarded.he stupa is the oldest Buddhist religious monument. In prehistoric times, stupas were simply mounds of earth and stones (tumuli) â places to bury important kings away from the village.
1 Relic stupa, in which the relics or remains of the Buddha, his disciples and lay saints are interred. 2  Object stupa, in which the items interred are objects belonged to the Buddha or his disciples such as a begging bowl or robe, or important Buddhist scriptures.uilt for a variety of reasons, Buddhist stupas are classified based on form and function into five types: 1  Relic stupa, in which the relics or remains of the Buddha, his disciples and lay saints are interred.