vairotsana

The Zuni Mountain Stupa
Ösel Khandro Duwi Ling
(The Gathering Place of the Dakinis)
Grants, New Mexico

www.zunimountainstupa.org

For the benefit of all beings, the Vairotsana Sangha, under the direction and inspiration of our precious teacher, The Venerable Bhakha Tulku Rinpoche, will construct a stupa at "The Gathering Place of the Dakinis," Ösel Khandro Duwi Ling, Rinpoche's retreat land in the Zuni Mountains of New Mexico.

A stupa is the manifestation of the wisdom of the enlightened state of the Buddha. The blessings generated by the construction of a stupa and honoring it after it has been built are incalculable. It is like finding a wish fulfilling tree that can grant health for oneself and others, longevity, wealth, and prosperity. Constructing a stupa can help avert all that is inauspicious, pacify obstacles, and promote favorable spiritual conditions. Provided there is bodhicitta (altruistic intent), a stupa grants spiritual development and ultimate liberation for all those who see, hear, touch, or remember it.

We are building this stupa in the Zuni Mountains at a time when extreme negative conditions proliferate on our planet in order to help remove those obstacles and to generate the blessings of healing, peace, and enlightenment for all beings, in every direction, in every way.

The Zuni Mountain Stupa will be 50 feet in height and will be constructed in the traditional Düdul Chorten style. It will contain the relics of enlightened beings, millions of mantras, and other precious substances. All aspects of its construction will be done in the auspicious traditional manner, consecrated by Bhakha Tulku Rinpoche and other lamas, to create waves of blessings that will be released through our heartfelt intentions. Help sponsor the construction of the Zuni Mountain Stupa.

Your participation in, as well as any financial and/or in-kind support of the construction of the Zuni Mountain Stupa will bring immeasurable benefit to yourself, to the retreat land, to the entire planet, and, ultimately, to all others, regardless of their connection, motivation, or understanding. It should be noted that throughout history, because of the powerful blessings generated by a stupa and the fact that it doesn't exist for any other reason than to benefit beings, even the highest of lamas and tulkus would traditionally flock to help in its construction, no matter how physically demanding or costly, in order to generate the enlightened mind of Buddha.

The Zuni Mountain Stupa is so important that Bhakha Tulku Rinpoche has determined that its construction must become a priority for the retreat land he has named "The Gathering Place of the Dakinis." In addition to its profound blessings, its construction will serve as a lightening rod for the further development and fruition of this pristine retreat, high in the Zuni Mountains. Already one retreat cabin has been built and is available for individual retreats. We are now in the process of adding two more cabins, to be completed later this year. We are also in the planning stages for the eventual construction of a formal meditation hall for larger community retreats, as well as a sangha kitchen, and anticipate the construction of permanent shower facilities.

Our vision is to make it possible to deepen our individual and community practices with the resources we have and are creating so that the Buddha dharma will continue to shine and thrive.

Your financial and in-kind support at this crucial, beginning stage of the construction of the Zuni Mountain Stupa will help us to generate tremendous blessings for the land and all beings, and will help foster the precious opportunities of the Buddha dharma here in the West. It will firmly establish a seat where the empowerments, teachings, and blessings of the masters of our lineage will flourish for practitioners. Most importantly, it will bring us much closer to the fruition of our common goal: to nourish a continuing commitment to benefit the well being of all.

To receive news and updates about the Zuni Mountain Stupa, send an email to zunimtnstupa@starband.net.

If you are interested in supporting the the building of the Zuni Mountain Stupa, whether through financial and/or in-kind contributions, or to assist in the physical construction, please contact:

Donations and/or in-kind support can be made to Stupa Fund at Vairotsana Foundation NM, [a 501(c)3 non-profit organization]