Modern Stupa in India

kagyu stupa, scottland

The Kagyu Samye
Ling Stupa,
Scottland

The Victory Stupa is at Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre at Eskdalemuir in the Scottish Borders was inspired by the founder, Akong Tulku Rinpoche and Abbot, Lama Yeshe Rinpoche. It is intended to benefit all beings and to protect the world from the causes of war, epidemic diseases, famine, pollution and poverty.

The project started in 1996 and over 2000 people have helped financially or with practical skills to help build this Stupa. Those who prepared the inner contents took vows, if they were not already ordained, for the duration of their task. From the outset the project was directed by a Tibetan Lama who was a lineage holder of the Stupa tradition and in the Summer of 2000 more Lamas came from India and Tibet to consecrate the Stupa and hold two weeks of 24 hour prayers for World Peace.

 

 

 

Sacred Buddhist Stupas

Stupas of Today
An Ancient Form in a Modern World

The stupa form has been around for thousands of years, and even though its shape has changed over that long period of time, the familiar shape we see in todays stupas has been around since approximately 500 years after the Buddha's passing. The modern stupas of today are sprouting up all over the world, but seem to be even more prevelant in the United States.

Here are some of the more beautiful stupas of our modern times.

 

The Enlightment Stupa in Benalmadena, Spain

A Buddhist monument for peace, prosperity, harmony of the world and a place for meditation. Inaugurated on October the 5th 2005. The monument has been erected on a panoramic platform overlooking the Costa del Sol, It is 33 meters (108 feet) tall with a base width of 25.8 meters (82 feet) and contains an over 100 square meter (1100 square-foot) meditation room inside.

 Benalmadena Enlightenment Stupa
 

The Great Stupa, Shambala Mtn. Center, Colorado, USA

Dramatically transforming the landscape of Shambhala Mountain Center, The Great Stupa of Dharmakaya is an expression of the aspiration for peace, harmony and equanimity for all beings. Rising 108 feet from its foundation, construction of The Great Stupa was initiated in 1988 and the monument was consecrated in August 2001.

The Great Stupa of Colorado
 

Tashi Gomang Stupa

This beautiful stupa is located in Colorado, in a remote part of the state that is much like the Tibet in it's natural beauty and climate. HH Gyalwa Karmapa, supreme head of the Kagyu Order, came to the Baca Grande n southern Colorado and during his visit he had a vision that this would be a place where the rich legacy of Tibetan Buddhism could be successfully transplanted.

Five miles south of Crestone Colorado in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, this stupa stands fourtyone feet high. It was consecrated in 1996 by Bokar Rinpoche, and stands today in this remote area in the middle of the 200 acres that will eventually include an institute for the study and pratice of traditional Tibetan medicine, and will also have retreat facilities and a monastery.

Karma Thegsum Tashi Gomang Stupa
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