Notes from the Road
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 and two communities striving to...
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 beginning to sprout. Albizia...
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 teaching in Sarnath, and his death in Kushinagar—and four...
Video – The meditation Garden – Filling the Bases
Video – The meditation Garden – The Consecrated Urns
Video – The meditation Garden – The Beginning
Karmapa – Meditation Garden
A Garden Springs from the Earth
The major construction on the Meditation Garden was paused during the Covid-19 confinement period to prioritize finishing the living room area—a space for everyone to relax and exchange. Nevertheless, the team has continued work on the detailed technical plans of...