PSL Meadow Stupa Garden Project

On April 2, 2017 at Padma Samye Ling during the One Month Dzogchen Retreat, Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche announced that a long-standing dream of Ven. Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and his was to come true: that day began the carving of five new stupas that were to be installed in the Padma Samye Ling meadow! That dream has come true! The Meaning and Importance of Stupas

A twenty foot Enlightenment Stupa stands in the center, surrounded by the following twelve foot stupas in the four directions: a Heaped Lotuses Stupa, a Many Doors Stupa; a Complete Victory Stupa; and a Mahaparinirvana Stupa. These five stupas honor and commemorate Buddha Shakyamuni’s birth, enlightenment, teaching the Dharma, extending his life, and mahaparinirvana. The five stupas are made of solid volcanic rock, and were hand-carved in Indonesia by an expert craftsman. The carvings took almost two years, and the stone is said to last for over 1,000 years! Alongside the stupas there now stands a small but elegant Guru Rinpoche temple as well. 

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As Buddha Shakyamuni told in the Sutra teachings, if you build a temple or stupa that represents the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, it will bring tremendous merit. Even when it is gone, the dust of this place will continue to generate merit and benefit to all those connected to this project. Read more about the meaning and importance of stupas.
 

Now that the stupas and Guru Rinpoche temple are in place, the next part of the project is to beautify the entire garden area with trees, shrubbery and more foliage.  Please consider donation to this glorious, meritorious project in honor of our lineage masters, or a loved one.