The Kalachakra Stupa in Garanas

Thanks to generous donations from private sponsors the Kalachakra Stupa was built on the grounds of the Kalachakra Kalapa Centre in southwest Styria, Austria.

A Stupa is a Buddhist religious building, representing the enlightened nature of a Buddha. This Stupa is an exact copy of the Stupa that has just been built at the residence of H.H. Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India.

Geshe Tenzin Dhargye, resident Lama in the Buddhist Centre She Drup Ling Graz from December 2000 to October 2002, and Ngawang Lodoe, expert from the monastery of H.H. Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, were supervising the construction of the Stupa.

In June 2002 the Stupa was structurally completed. According to tradition it was filled with incense, holy scriptures, valuable items of everyday use and precious substances. Relics and medicine for the filling of the Stupa were provided by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the venerable representatives of the five Tibetan Buddhist lineages and other important masters.
Members of the Kalachakra organization team and many volunteers devoted their spare time to contribute to the preparations.

The stupa was completed and inaugurated on 23 October 2002 by the abbot of Namgyal Monastery, Ven. Jhado Rinpoche, in the presence of 20 monks. (See our video)

Kalachakra Kalapa Center
A-8541 Garanas 41
Austria


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