Shambala is embarking on a wonderful project of building a 12 foot stupa. This holy object, which represents Buddha’s enlightened mind, will be located on the bay side of the centre and in clear view when approaching the house. When completed, this stupa will create limitless benefits of peace and harmony to the surrounding area and beyond, as well as for those who see it, circumambulate, or even touch it.
Mor details about the Stupas and the Project can be found here:
Stupa Project for World Peace and Environmental Harmony
We see the completion of this project as an important milestone in the development and success of the centre, as it will create further causes and conditions for other projects to be realised, and for Lama Zopa Rinpoche to come and teach at the centre and to bless and inaugurate the stupa. In the summer we purchased a beautifully painted 3 foot wooden model of the stupa, which will be placed in a glass cabinet at the actual site of the full size stupa to be build later this year.
We are still looking for a project manager who has hands-on experience with building stupas as well as a builder who is willing to donate their service to the project. Please contact us if you can help us with manifesting the right people to move this project to completion. We have raised about half of the £20,000 we need to construct the stupa and for the many holy objects that will be placed inside it, including specific texts, relics, statues, mantras, and much more. We welcome your financial support, no matter how big or small, to accomplish this amazing project.
