øThe meaning of stupas
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“If someone were to build a
huge temple that would accommodate hundreds of thousands of Sangha, and if the
same person were to make offerings to the Sangha for day after day for years;
or, on the other hand, if that person were to make a small stupa the size of a
Myrabolan fruit, and a statue of the Buddha the size of that fruit, making the
latter two would be more beneficial. Both the stupa and the statue represent
the Buddha’s mind and body, and since a Buddha has limitless qualities, any
worship, any offering made to these two miniatures would be more beneficial. ” Buddha said.
At that time — The World
Honored One uttered these verses.
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After my death
You will be able to honor my relics
Some will build stupas
Or images of the Tathágata.
At the place of the image or stupa,
One who anoints that spot of ground
With various incenses and flowers
Scattering them over its surface
Uses pure, beautifully scented water
To pour onto the body of this image,
Offers it various flavorful drinks and foods,
Fully maintaining it with oblations,
Eulogizes the virtue of the Tathágata,
Which is endlessly difficult to conceive;
Through the wisdom of skillful means and
You will be able to honor my relics
Some will build stupas
Or images of the Tathágata.
At the place of the image or stupa,
One who anoints that spot of ground
With various incenses and flowers
Scattering them over its surface
Uses pure, beautifully scented water
To pour onto the body of this image,
Offers it various flavorful drinks and foods,
Fully maintaining it with oblations,
Eulogizes the virtue of the Tathágata,
Which is endlessly difficult to conceive;
Through the wisdom of skillful means and
The supernatural power of the Buddha.
Such a one will quickly reach -
The other shore of Nirvana.
He will obtain the diamond body
Complete with the thirty-two marks of a great person.
And the eighty major signs of excellence.
Such a one will quickly reach -
The other shore of Nirvana.
He will obtain the diamond body
Complete with the thirty-two marks of a great person.
And the eighty major signs of excellence.
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"Shakyamuni Buddha" 7 tonnes statue in bronze The Second Floor:
Avalokiteśvara - The Bodhisattva of Compassion
The Third Floor:
· · · VERSE
—"The beauty of the Buddha Stupa exhibits a thousand-year artistry;
—"The sound of the falls rings like an eternal orchestra"
The fourth floor:
FOUR BODHISATTVAS OF THE BUDDHIST GARDENS
1st:Wenshu Bodhisattva @ Wu-Tai Shan,2nd: Puxian Bodhisattva @ Er-Mei Shan,
3rd: Dizang Bodhisattva @ Jiu-Hua Shan,
4th: Guanyin Bodhisattva @ Pu-Tuo Shan,
5th: Future Happy Buddha in everywhere.
The Fifth Floor:
The Sixth Floor:
Jewel Bell for the peace of the world