The stupa at Sacha Kutir in Denmark.
UPDATE: September 27, 2006
Stupa Inauguration 2007: Website updates on the Danish site
We always start and finish all work on the stupa by singing three mantras: 9 Gayatri, 3 Prabhu Aapa Jago and 7 Medicine Buddha. |
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The outer wall of the platform foundation is completed. |
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Cement was poured on top of the foundation.
A ceremony was held with Arati, singing and playing drums to celebrate its completion.
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Four shelves are being formed where several hundred Medicine Buddha statues will stand. |
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Lots of Medicine Buddha statues were made during the summer camp. |
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Laying the outer edge of the Sacha mandala has just begun. |
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The four gateways of the Sacha mandala are beginning to take shape. |
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Twelve niches for storing various relics are being constructed. |
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The twelve niches close to completion. |
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Some bricks must first be cut to size to fit into the structure. |
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Construction work of the nine lotus leaves is underway. |
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The tiles for the mosaic floor are broken into suitable sizes. |
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Pondering upon the work procedure for laying the mosaic floor design. |
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Work has begun on the mosaic floor down at the bottom of the stupa, three meters underground. |
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Swirling out from the center are four spirals with colors for each of the four corners of the world. |
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The oak tree pole is being worked on and will hold the crystal and will support the copper tubing. |
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The crystal will be placed in a hollow near the base while the four copper tubing will lay in grooves coiling up around the pole.
Previous Update on the Stupa & more information here.
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