From Meditation Garden to Sukhavati Garden Dear Friends, We haven’t shared anything on this site for some time. Nevertheless, Dhagpo’s other channels of communication have brought you the notable information. Here is a summary of the last few months as well as some...
The Wood Structure for the Prayer Wheel: Sacred Architecture and Traditional Carpentry The Wood Structure for the Prayer Wheel: Sacred Architecture and Traditional Carpentry Despite the less-than-pleasant winter weather, the artisans were able to complete the prayer...
The Prayer Wheel: A story of Sanghas Just before Dhagpo, like the rest of France, entered into a new lockdown, we were fortunate to receive the large prayer wheel that will stand in the pavilion of the meditation garden. Here is its story that stretches across Europe...
Autumn Plantings | In pictures Planting for the Meditation Garden began in mid-September. Close to one thousand plants of over forty different varieties will adorn the natural area behind the Institute. In some zones of the garden, newly seeded grass is already...
The Eight Stupas: Eight Steps in Shakyamuni Buddha’s Life In Astamahasthanacaitya-stotras, the Indian master Nagarjuna associates the eight stupas with the four principle pilgrimage sites—the Buddha’s birth in Lumbini, his enlightenment in Bodh Gaya, his first...
Video – The meditation Garden – Filling the Bases News from the Meditation Garden: A video showing the volunteers depositing the consecrated substances (mantra rolls and tsatsas) into the granite bases on which the eight stupas will be placed. We will keep you...
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