The Cosmology of the Buddhist Stupa
Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche
A teaching given May 14, 2003, when initiating the building of the Amitabha Stupa in Sedona
Initially, before offering the teaching on the Dharma, that is today’s topic, which is a discussion on the meaning of the stupa. Rinpoche would like to first offer homage to the Three Jewels, that is, the Supreme Guide, the Unsurpassed Guide, the Buddha, the Holy Dharma, which are the teachings that the Buddha taught and then also the followers of the teaching, the Sangha. And so, Rinpoche would like to offer his homage to those three. And then, also specially, the Unsurpassed Guide, who is his own personal teacher, who is the embodiment of all of those three in one single form.
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A Place to Expect the Miraculous
By Sylvia Somerville
“If you want to multiply your virtue endlessly, connect with a stupa.”
-- Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche.
At the base of a great turtle-shaped mountain in Sedona sit 14 pristine acres. Marked by all the auspicious signs of geomancy, the land has been waiting to fulfill its sacred purpose. The time has come. As the summer of 2003 draws to a close, it will cradle a radiating presence of enlightenment--the Sedona Stupa Park.
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STUPAS
SYMBOLS OF ENLIGHTENED MIND
By Sylvia Somerville
As Buddhism makes its way into a new land, not far behind come stupas, sacred monuments that embody the enlightened mind. Stupas exist in every Buddhist country in the world—from India to Indonesia—and in every Buddhist tradition. Now that Buddhism has taken hold in the United States, stupas are becoming an architectural feature of the American landscape and places of pilgrimage for those seeking their blessings.
Stupas are an ancient form of sacred architecture that represent the heart of enlightenment—not just as a form of tribute, but as a radiating presence that transmits blessings to all those who come in contact with them. If properly constructed and empowered, a stupa is like a spiritual generator, broadcasting virtue of such power that it brings peace and harmony to all beings and balances the forces of nature
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