The Eight Chortens commemorate eight different events in Buddha’s life and each is slightly different from the others.
Desheg Chorten: Buddha’s father ordered a chorten to be built to celebrate his son’s birth at Lumbini.
Changchub Chorten: The king of Bodhgaya ordered a chorten to be built to commemorate Buddha’s enlightenment.
Choekhor Choten: Buddha’s five disciples had a chorten built to commemorate Buddha’s first sermon in the Deer Park at Sarnath near Benaras.
Chotrul Chorten:The King of Sravasti ordered the chorten to be built to celebrate Buddha’s victory over the non-Buddhist masters.
Lhabab Chorten: The king of the region ordered a chorten to be built to celebrate Buddha’s return to earth after he had ascended to the Heaven of the Thirty-Three Gods to preach the doctrine to his mother.
Yendum Chorten: The king of the region ordered a chorten to be built to celebrate Buddha’s victory over his evil cousin at Rajagriya.
Namgyal Chorten: The gods built a chorten to commemorate Buddha’s voluntary prolongation of his life at Vaisali.
Nyende Chorten: The people of Kusinagara built a chorten to commemorate Buddha’s Nirvana at the place.