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\n[\/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Texte intro ” _builder_version=”3.9″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off”]<\/p>\n
On November 26, 2017, the stupa\u2019s definitive statue was installed.
You can relive the moment below.<\/p>\n
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Nestled in the heart of the stupa, this statue is the first statue of 14th Shamar Rinpoche created. B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Henicz, a French artist and disciple of Shamar Rinpoche, realized the statue with guidance from Jigme Rinpoche.
\nHere, she tells us more about the steps of its creation.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Question DKL1″ _builder_version=”3.9″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off”]Dhagpo: Hello B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte. Could you explain to us how the idea of sculpting a statue of Shamar Rinpoche came about?<\/em><\/strong> If you would like to participate to the project,\u00a0<\/span>please visit our page \u201cJoin In\u201d!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#cccccc” disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”3.2″ hide_on_mobile=”on”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_post_nav in_same_term=”off” prev_text=”< %title” next_text=”%title >” _builder_version=”3.9″ use_border_color=”off”] On November 26, 2017, the stupa\u2019s definitive statue was installed. You can relive the moment below. Nestled in the heart of the stupa, this statue is the first statue of 14th Shamar Rinpoche created. B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Henicz, a French artist and disciple of Shamar Rinpoche, realized the statue with guidance from Jigme Rinpoche. Un stoupa \u00e9tant un monument reliquaire, tout est pr\u00e9vu pour qu\u2019il puisse recevoir de nombreuses substances et objets sacr\u00e9s. Pour cette raison, l'int\u00e9rieur comporte diff\u00e9rents espaces \u00e9vid\u00e9s \u00e0 la mani\u00e8re de niches. C\u2019est en effet le contenu du stoupa, puis sa cons\u00e9cration au cours d\u2019un rituel (rabn\u00e9<\/em> en tib\u00e9tain), qui le rendent efficient et font de lui un support de pratique porteur de la b\u00e9n\u00e9diction des trois joyaux.<\/p> \u00c0 Dhagpo, la pr\u00e9paration et l\u2019installation des multiples substances du nouveau stoupa se feront d'apr\u00e8s un texte de Jamg\u00f6n Kongtr\u00fcl Lodr\u00f6 Thay\u00e9 (1813-1899), en suivant les instructions de lama Jampa. Elles seront plac\u00e9es au c\u0153ur de chacun des \u00e9l\u00e9ments du stoupa : la base, le niveau m\u00e9dian (les marches), le vase ou bumpa<\/em> (partie campaniforme) et les treize anneaux sup\u00e9rieurs. Le choix du contenu ne se fait pas selon un d\u00e9sir al\u00e9atoire, mais d\u2019apr\u00e8s une codification tr\u00e8s pr\u00e9cise d\u00e9crite dans certains textes bouddhiques.<\/p> Ainsi, on trouvera dans le stoupa de nombreuses offrandes. Elles prendront la forme de nourriture (graines s\u00e9ch\u00e9es), de bijoux et pierres semi-pr\u00e9cieuses, de tsatsas<\/em> (1)<\/em><\/strong> et de mati\u00e8res b\u00e9nies et\/ou sacr\u00e9es (substances m\u00e9dicinales, terre de lieux saints, pilules consacr\u00e9es et v\u00eatements des XVe<\/sup> et XVIe <\/sup>karmapas). \u00c0 cela viendront s\u2019ajouter deux mandalas grav\u00e9s sur des plaques de m\u00e9tal\u00a0; chacune d\u2019elles figurera le palais et l\u2019entourage d\u2019une divinit\u00e9, agr\u00e9ment\u00e9s d\u2019une repr\u00e9sentation des huit offrandes traditionnelles (celles que l\u2019on dispose habituellement sur les autels). Pour combler les interstices, un m\u00e9lange d\u2019\u00e9pines et copeaux d\u2019arbres r\u00e9sineux et d\u2019encens sera utilis\u00e9 : \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9poque o\u00f9 les stoupas n\u2019\u00e9taient pas herm\u00e9tiques, il avait pour double fonction d\u2019\u00e9loigner les insectes et de constituer une offrande de parfum.<\/p> Le stoupa abritera \u00e9galement de nombreux rouleaux de mantras, de tailles vari\u00e9es (de 2 \u00e0 30 centim\u00e8tres de haut environ), contenant toutes sortes de mantras et textes. On y d\u00e9nombrera notamment une s\u00e9rie de mantras sp\u00e9cifiquement li\u00e9s aux bouddhas, bodhisattvas, yidams,<\/em> lotsawas<\/em> (grands traducteurs), mahasiddhas<\/em> (grands accomplis) et mahapanditas<\/em> (grands \u00e9rudits), ainsi qu\u2019une autre s\u00e9rie dont les mantras seront cette fois relatifs aux lamas (karmapa kyenno<\/em>, par exemple). Les cinq grandes dharanis<\/em> (2)<\/em><\/strong> que l\u2019on trouve dans tout stoupa ou statue seront \u00e9galement pr\u00e9sentes. Enfin, pour corriger les erreurs qui pourraient avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 commises lors de la pr\u00e9paration et de l\u2019installation du contenu du stoupa, des rouleaux de mantras de Dorj\u00e9 Sempa et de l\u2019interd\u00e9pendance (Tendrel Nyingpo<\/em>) seront plac\u00e9s un peu partout !<\/p> Un exemplaire du Kangyur (3)<\/em><\/strong>, symbole de la parole \u00e9veill\u00e9e du Bouddha, sera d\u00e9pos\u00e9 dans le vase ou bumpa<\/em>. L\u2019arbre de vie, appel\u00e9 sokshing<\/em> en tib\u00e9tain, se dressera quant \u00e0 lui depuis la base du bumpa<\/em> jusqu\u2019\u00e0 l\u2019extr\u00e9mit\u00e9 sup\u00e9rieure du stoupa.<\/p> Enfin, et c\u2019est pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment la raison d\u2019\u00eatre du stoupa, les reliques seront pr\u00e9cieusement conserv\u00e9es dans un vase ; il y aura celles de Kunzig Shamar Rinpoch\u00e9, bien s\u00fbr, mais \u00e9galement des reliques provenant de karmapas (notamment du XVIe <\/sup>karmapa).<\/p> Toute cette pr\u00e9paration s\u2019\u00e9talera sur plusieurs mois. Le plus r\u00e9jouissant de toute cette aventure, c\u2019est que tout le monde peut y participer, que ce soit en offrant des bijoux ou pierres semi-pr\u00e9cieuses, en faisant un don ou en se joignant b\u00e9n\u00e9volement aux ateliers de confection des rouleaux de mantras ! Une belle fa\u00e7on de se relier \u00e0 un projet qui mettra \u00e0 la disposition de tous un espace de recueillement empreint de la pr\u00e9sence de Kunzig Shamar Rinpoch\u00e9 et un support de pratique d\u00e9di\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9veil et au bien de tous les \u00eatres.<\/p> Si vous souhaitez vous joindre aux ateliers de fabrication des rouleaux de mantras, n\u2019h\u00e9sitez pas \u00e0 nous contacter\u00a0: stupa@dhagpo.org<\/a>.<\/p> Notes<\/u><\/em><\/p> (1)<\/em><\/strong> Ces figurines en argile ou en pl\u00e2tre sont fabriqu\u00e9es \u00e0 la main \u00e0 partir de moules. Elles prendront la forme de stoupas de 5 ou 15 centim\u00e8tres de haut et contiendront diverses substances sacr\u00e9es (riz b\u00e9ni, cendres de Kunzig Shamar Rinpoch\u00e9 et minuscules rouleaux de mantras).<\/p> (2)<\/em><\/strong> 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>
\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/stoupa.dhagpo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/video_statue_KSR_3.mp4″ _builder_version=”3.9″][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”R\u00e9ponse 1″ _builder_version=”3.9″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off”]I am a sculptor and work on my own creations, which belong more to the domain of contemporary art. A few days before Shamarpa\u2019s passing, a strange feeling came over me: I needed to sculpt his bust! The feeling was so strong and present that I called my husband to tell him about it.
\nIt so happened that, at the moment that I called him, he was having a personal interview with Shamarpa at his Bodhi Path Center in Renchen Ulm<\/a>. Shamarpa did not wish for me to sculpt his bust. I didn\u2019t know that, at that point, my request was maladroit and that a bust is meant to be a memory of some one that has passed away.
\nNonetheless, Shamarpa said that he would come visit us in France once his teachings in Germany had concluded. The day before his visit, with no disrespect on my part, I simply couldn\u2019t manage to prepare for his visit. The next morning, we learned that Shamarpa had passed away. Several weeks later, Jigme Rinpoche commissioned me to sculpt the bust of Shamar Rinpoche. I then realized that the visit Shamarpa had mentioned to us would be quite different from what I had imagined! The teaching began from there\u2026
\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Question DKL2″ _builder_version=”3.9″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off”]Dhagpo: What were the different steps in the creation of the statue?<\/strong><\/em>
\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/stoupa.dhagpo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/video_statue_KSR_1.mp4″ _builder_version=”3.9″][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”R\u00e9ponse 2″ _builder_version=”3.9″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off”]Jigme Rinpoche guided me in my work, though of course not in a technical sense. He didn\u2019t tell me what I should do, but he showed me several photos of ancient Buddhas and of Shamarpa. This world of sacred sculpture was totally new to me.
\nThrough Jigme Rinpoche\u2019s remarks and corrections, I came to the idea that there is a sense that is not perceived visually.
\nRinpoche was very patient and showed me great kindness because, as I can see looking back, I was very attached to my artistic vision!
\nI also realized that I was in Shamarpa\u2019s service. Each time I dealt with serious doubts about my work and I was ready to just give up, Shamarpa came to me in a dream and gave me the necessary keys to continue from where I was.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Question DKL3″ _builder_version=”3.9″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off”]Dhagpo: How much time did the process of creating the final statue take from start to finish?<\/strong><\/em>
\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/stoupa.dhagpo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/video_statue_KSR_2.mp4″ _builder_version=”3.9″][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”R\u00e9ponse 3″ _builder_version=”3.9″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off”]I started the bust in clay in November 2014. The process took two and a half years. The finished bust weighed 40 kilos. Then, there was a technical step necessary to reduce it to the requested size.
\nThe work on the body and the lotus was also quite long, with the various mudras, the robes, and the base. Then, with my technical team, we moved on to prototyping the different ways of assembling the body before creating the mold and then continuing to the creation of the statue in wax.
\nThe wax is the last step of significant retouching; it\u2019s an ephemeral creation because you have to make a new one each time someone orders a bronze statue. For each bronze statue, a wax model goes into the furnace. The wax melts and bronze is poured in its place.
\nOnce cooled, the bronze is cleaned, polished, and sanded. Then comes the step of adding patina.
\nThroughout all these different steps, the statue must keep its expression. That\u2019s why I learned to do all the different steps in the process myself (with the exception of pouring the bronze).
\nJigme Rinpoche came to see the local foundry in France, he directed and checked the patina step of the statue.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Question DKL4″ _builder_version=”3.9″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off”]Dhagpo: What part of this process left the greatest impact on you?<\/strong><\/em>
\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/stoupa.dhagpo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Statue_shamar-rinpoche-stoupa_vertical.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”on” align=”center” _builder_version=”3.9″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”R\u00e9ponse 4″ _builder_version=”3.9″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off”]Doing commission work that is also sacred art is quite unusual.
\nMy ego got put through the wringer. And I had thought I was working in total humility. I never would have imagined going through so many emotions and that they would lead me to see my work as a sculptor in a different way!
\nThe most difficult part was sculpting Shamarpa\u2019s smile without\u2026making him actually smile! The subtlety was complicated; to sculpt a smile is simple technique, but to introduce the idea of a compassionate smile without directly sculpting it, but rather by suggesting it with his gaze\u2026that took a lot longer to get.
\nThis experience was equally enriching on a spiritual level as a professional one. It helped me understand that we always have a lot to learn. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=”3″ height=”16px” _builder_version=”3.9″ max_width=”14%”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”lien vers dharmasculpture” _builder_version=”3.9″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off”]For more information, visit www.dharmasculptures.com<\/a>
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