{"id":2724,"date":"2016-10-28T13:55:15","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T12:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stoupa.dhagpo.org\/en\/?p=2724"},"modified":"2016-11-05T16:41:39","modified_gmt":"2016-11-05T15:41:39","slug":"the-sokshing-a-sacred-spine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stoupa.dhagpo.org\/en\/the-sokshing-a-sacred-spine\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sokshing, a Sacred \u201cSpine!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the center of the stupa, amidst the sacred substances, relics, and other mantra rolls, there is a fundamental element: the sokshing<\/em>. The Tibetan term \u201csokshing<\/em>,\u201d which is translated as \u201ctree of life\u201d designates an elaborated sculpted tree trunk executed according to specific codes and with corresponding rituals. Generally, it is placed vertically in the center of statues and stupas, acting as a spine. Like every element in Tibetan Buddhism, it has a sacred value and is thus symbolic: it is the link with the ten types of knowledge. (1)<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

For the sokshing<\/em> of the stupa that will house Shamar Rinpoche’s relics, we chose a cypress tree from the garden of the Lama House. Before cutting down the tree last autumn (on a date which was anything but random of course), we carried out a practice to ask permission of the various inhabitants of the place (particularly those that live underground)\u2014an indispensable mark of respect. Then, we removed the branched and bark from the trunk before leaving it to dry out for several months.<\/p>\n

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The ceremony preceding the felling of the tree in the Lama House garden with a specific torma offering<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\u2191 Cutting and branch-removal of the tree<\/em><\/p>\n

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Alain, the sculptor charged with the transformation of the tree trunk, arrives on the scene. He carved it into the traditional \u00a0form for a three-meter (10-foot) high sokshing<\/em>, a kind of rectangular pillar with gently pyramidal ends\u2014a bit like an obelisk. He fashioned each end according to tradition: a small stupa for the upper part and a half-dorje for the lower part.<\/p>\n

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On each side of the sokshing,<\/em> small niches were carved out to receive offerings: sacred pills and mantras connected to the body (at the upper level of the “tree of life”), connected to the speech (at the central level), and connected to the mind (at the lower level) of the Buddhas. The remaining spaces were filled with saffron and incense powder before these chambers were definitively sealed with covers.<\/p>\n

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As for the small stupa that crowns the sokshing<\/em>, it welcomed a very special relic offered by Lama Jigme Rinpoche. When Lama Jigme Rinpoche was still a child, the 16th<\/span><\/sup> Karmapa offered several of his disciples very important relics. At this time, Lama Jigme Rinpoche received two relics of Buddha Kashyapa into his care, which he guarded preciously up to the present day; one of them can be found in the Buddha statue within the Institute<\/a> and the second will soon be within Shamar Rinpoche’s stupa (2)<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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The sokshing<\/em> was then finished with saffron, the column painted red, the stupa painted white, and the half-dorje painted with the five colors representing the five wisdoms. According to tradition, the length of the sokshing<\/em> is covered in seed syllables (of the body, speech, mind, qualities, and activities of the Buddhas) as well as mantras. These are written in golden ink and with gold powder, while a halo of the five colors encircles each seed syllable. On the \u201ctree of life\u201d we find the five dharanis<\/em> (on the upper part) (3)<\/a><\/em>, the Sojong<\/em> prayers of the five Buddhas (in the center)\u00a0(4)<\/a><\/em> and the auspicious prayers called tashi<\/em> in Tibetan.<\/p>\n

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In conclusion, the sokshing<\/em> is enrobed in saffron-colored fabric and, in the same manner as the mantra rolls<\/a>, wrapped in five-colored ribbons. It is now completed and awaits its big moment in the stacks of Dhagpo’s library. During the stupa’s construction, the central space will be kept open to welcome it; this \u201csacred spine\u201d will be the final element placed within the reliquary monument. Just like in July 2015, when the sokshing<\/em> of the Institute’s Buddha was installed following all the other substances, and by Gyalwa Karmapa himself no less!<\/a><\/p>\n

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Notes –\u00a0<\/strong>\u2191 Top of article<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

(1)<\/em><\/strong> The ten types of knowledge are those of phenomena, mind, connections, illusions, unhappiness, its origin, its cessation, the path that leads there, exhaustion and non-appearance.<\/p>\n

(2)<\/em><\/strong> Kashyapa is the Buddha who preceded Shakyamuni, our historical Buddha.<\/p>\n

(3)<\/em><\/strong> A reminder: a dharani<\/em> is a long mantra that summarizes a teaching of the Buddha; the five great dharanis<\/em> come directly from Buddha Shakyamuni.<\/p>\n

(4)<\/em><\/strong> \u201cSojong<\/em> Prayers\u201d: These are vows connected to the commitments for individual liberation that one takes for a period of twenty-four hours, from dawn until the dawn of the following day. Both lay and monastic practitioner can observe these vows. There are eight precepts to respect: not killing, not stealing, not lying, not having sexual rapports, not consuming intoxicants, not eating after the midday meal, not sitting on elevated seats, and not adorning oneself (with jewelry, makeup, perfume, etc.).<\/p>\n

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In the center of the stupa, amidst the sacred substances, relics, and other mantra rolls, there is a fundamental element: the sokshing. The Tibetan term \u201csokshing,\u201d which is translated as \u201ctree of life\u201d designates an elaborated sculpted tree trunk executed according to specific codes and with corresponding rituals. Generally, it is placed vertically in the center of statues and stupas, acting as a spine. (…) [Article & video]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2626,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"

Au centre du stoupa, parmi les substances sacr\u00e9es, reliques et autres rouleaux de mantras, se dressera un \u00e9l\u00e9ment primordial\u00a0: le sokshing<\/em>. Le terme tib\u00e9tain \u00ab\u00a0sokshing<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb, que l\u2019on traduit \u00ab\u00a0arbre de vie\u00a0\u00bb, d\u00e9signe un tronc sculpt\u00e9 dont l\u2019\u00e9laboration est tr\u00e8s codifi\u00e9e et ritualis\u00e9e. Il est g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement plac\u00e9 verticalement au centre des statues et des stoupas, \u00e0 la mani\u00e8re d\u2019une colonne vert\u00e9brale. Comme tout \u00e9l\u00e9ment dans le bouddhisme tib\u00e9tain, il a une valeur sacr\u00e9e et donc une symbolique\u00a0: il est en lien avec les dix connaissances\u00a0(1)<\/em><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>

Pour le sokshing<\/em> du stoupa qui abritera les reliques de Shamar Rinpoch\u00e9, c\u2019est un cypr\u00e8s du jardin de la \u00ab\u00a0maison des lamas\u00a0\u00bb de Dhagpo qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 choisi. Avant que l\u2019arbre ne soit abattu \u00e0 l\u2019automne dernier (\u00e0 une date qui ne devait bien s\u00fbr rien au hasard), une pratique a \u00e9t\u00e9 accomplie afin de demander la permission d\u2019agir dans ce sens aux habitants des lieux (tout particuli\u00e8rement ceux qui vivent dans les mondes souterrains) \u2013 une marque de respect indispensable. Puis, le tronc a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9branch\u00e9 et \u00e9corc\u00e9 avant d\u2019\u00eatre mis \u00e0 s\u00e9cher pour plusieurs mois.<\/p>

Alain, le sculpteur charg\u00e9 d\u2019op\u00e9rer la transformation du tronc, est ensuite entr\u00e9 en sc\u00e8ne. Il l\u2019a taill\u00e9 afin de lui donner la forme traditionnelle d\u2019un sokshing<\/em> de trois m\u00e8tres de haut, en l\u2019occurrence celle d\u2019une sorte de pilier rectangulaire aux extr\u00e9mit\u00e9s l\u00e9g\u00e8rement pyramidales \u2013 un peu comme un ob\u00e9lisque. Il a fa\u00e7onn\u00e9 chaque extr\u00e9mit\u00e9 selon la tradition\u00a0: un petit stoupa pour la partie sup\u00e9rieure et un demi-dorj\u00e9 pour la partie inf\u00e9rieure.<\/p>

Sur chaque face du sokshing<\/em>, des petites niches ont \u00e9t\u00e9 creus\u00e9es afin de recevoir des offrandes\u00a0: des pilules sacr\u00e9es et des mantras relatifs au corps (au niveau sup\u00e9rieur de l\u2019\u00ab\u00a0arbre de vie\u00a0\u00bb), \u00e0 la parole (au niveau m\u00e9dian) et \u00e0 l\u2019esprit (niveau inf\u00e9rieur) des bouddhas. L\u2019espace restant a \u00e9t\u00e9 combl\u00e9 par du safran et de la poudre d\u2019encens avant que des couvercles ne viennent sceller d\u00e9finitivement ces \u00ab\u00a0coffrets\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>

Le petit stoupa qui couronne le sokshing<\/em> a quant \u00e0 lui re\u00e7u une relique tr\u00e8s sp\u00e9ciale offerte par lama Jigm\u00e9 Rinpoch\u00e9. Alors que ce dernier \u00e9tait encore enfant, le XVIe<\/sup> Karmapa offrit \u00e0 plusieurs de ses disciples d\u2019importantes reliques. Lama Jigm\u00e9 Rinpoch\u00e9 s\u2019\u00e9tait alors vu confier deux reliques du Bouddha Kashyapa, qu\u2019il a pr\u00e9cieusement gard\u00e9es depuis ce jour\u00a0; l\u2019une d\u2019elles se trouve actuellement dans la statue du Bouddha de l\u2019Institut<\/a> et la seconde se trouvera donc tr\u00e8s bient\u00f4t dans le stoupa de Shamar Rinpoch\u00e9\u00a0(2)<\/em><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>

Le sokshing<\/em> a par la suite \u00e9t\u00e9 safran\u00e9, puis peint en rouge pour la partie \u00ab\u00a0pilier\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0; en blanc pour le petit stoupa\u00a0; et des cinq couleurs repr\u00e9sentant les cinq sagesses pour le demi-dorj\u00e9. Traditionnellement, des syllabes germes (des corps, parole, esprit, qualit\u00e9s et activit\u00e9 des bouddhas) ainsi que des mantras courent le long du sokshing<\/em>\u00a0: c\u2019est \u00e0 l\u2019encre dor\u00e9e et \u00e0 la poudre d\u2019or qu\u2019ils ont \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9crits, les cinq couleurs venant \u00e9galement aur\u00e9oler chaque syllabe germe. On trouvera donc, sur l\u2019\u00ab\u00a0arbre de vie\u00a0\u00bb, les cinq dharanis<\/em> (partie sup\u00e9rieure) (3)<\/em><\/strong><\/span>, des pri\u00e8res de sojong<\/em> des cinq bouddhas (au centre) (4)<\/em><\/strong><\/span> et des souhaits de bon augure, appel\u00e9s \u00ab\u00a0tashi<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb en tib\u00e9tain.<\/p>

Pour finir, le sokshing<\/em> a \u00e9t\u00e9 envelopp\u00e9 d\u2019un tissu couleur safran et, \u00e0 la fa\u00e7on des rouleaux de mantras<\/a>, entour\u00e9 de rubans des cinq couleurs. Il est \u00e0 pr\u00e9sent termin\u00e9 et attend son heure dans le fonds documentaire de la biblioth\u00e8que de Dhagpo. Au moment de la construction du stoupa, l\u2019espace central sera laiss\u00e9 libre pour l\u2019accueillir\u00a0: cette \u00ab\u00a0colonne vert\u00e9brale\u00a0\u00bb sacr\u00e9e sera ainsi le dernier \u00e9l\u00e9ment ins\u00e9r\u00e9 dans le monument reliquaire. Tout comme en juillet 2015, quand le sokshing<\/em> du Bouddha de l\u2019Institut avait \u00e9t\u00e9 install\u00e9 apr\u00e8s toutes les autres substances, et par le Gyalwa Karmapa lui-m\u00eame<\/a> qui plus est\u00a0!<\/p>

Notes<\/strong><\/p>

(1)<\/em><\/strong> Les dix connaissances sont celles des ph\u00e9nom\u00e8nes, de l\u2019esprit, des encha\u00eenements, de l\u2019illusion, du mal-\u00eatre, de son origine, de sa cessation, du chemin qui y conduit, de l\u2019\u00e9puisement et de la non-apparition.<\/p>

(2)<\/em><\/strong> Kashyapa est le bouddha qui a pr\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 Shakyamouni, notre bouddha historique.<\/p>

(3)<\/em><\/strong> Pour rappel\u00a0: une dharani<\/em> est un long mantra qui r\u00e9sume un enseignement du Bouddha\u00a0; les cinq grandes dharanis<\/em> proviennent directement du bouddha Shakyamuni.<\/p>

(4)<\/em><\/strong> \u00ab\u00a0Pri\u00e8res de sojong<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0: il s\u2019agit de v\u0153ux appartenant aux engagements de lib\u00e9ration individuelle pris pour une dur\u00e9e de vingt-quatre heures, de l\u2019aube \u00e0 l\u2019aube du jour suivant. Ils peuvent \u00eatre observ\u00e9s par des pratiquants monastiques ou la\u00efques. Huit pr\u00e9ceptes sont \u00e0 respecter\u00a0: ne pas tuer, ne pas voler, ne pas mentir, ne pas avoir de rapports sexuels, ne pas absorber d\u2019intoxiquants, ne pas manger apr\u00e8s le repas de midi, ne pas s\u2019asseoir sur des si\u00e8ges trop \u00e9lev\u00e9s, ne pas se parer (de bijoux, maquillage, parfum, etc.).<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stupa","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stoupa.dhagpo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stoupa.dhagpo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stoupa.dhagpo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stoupa.dhagpo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stoupa.dhagpo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2724"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/stoupa.dhagpo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3031,"href":"https:\/\/stoupa.dhagpo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2724\/revisions\/3031"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stoupa.dhagpo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stoupa.dhagpo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stoupa.dhagpo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stoupa.dhagpo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}