Stupa Funding
For the Gendun Drubpa Study Group and beyond.
We are over the half-way mark! ... in raising the finances needed for the ...
"Enlightenment Stupa for Universal Peace and Environmental Harmony"
Amount already donated: $23,000
If you wish to help us reach our goal, please click the button below.
We gratefully accept donations of any amount.
Secure online donation:
Total in Stupa fund as of May 6, 2010: $3,027.11
Many thanks for the outstanding generosity from so many, from all over the world !!
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Due to these donations we have paid for all of the items and holy objects that will go inside the Stupa.
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Plus: All of the oustide metal artwork that goes on top of the Stupa, the 12 inch Shakyamuni Buddha statue that goes in
the small alcove at the front of the rounded part of the Stupa, as well as for some tree-stump removal, cement, re-bar, and blocks
............ all paid from your donations.
Now we enter into a new phase :
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1. The completion of the actual building of the Stupa scheduled for this year
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2. The hiring of someone to do the actual construction... plus equipment and supplies
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3. Plane fees etc. to bring Lama Zopa Rinpoche to consecrate the Stupa once it has been sealed
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4. Curcumambulation path that goes around the Stupa
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5. Hiring of someone to make and paint all of the decorations that go on the Stupa
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6. Landscaping that also includes the removal of many tree-stumps, creation of walking paths, etc.
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7. Adding a parking lot
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8. Legal fees for transferring the deed of the land that Marilyn and Barrie Dickson have donated to Gendun Drubpa
There are limitless benefits that a stupa project provides, especially when as many people are involved as possible --people who are interested in offering their time, energy, money, skills, and/or resources.
"Thank you so much for your ongoing support for the Enlightenment Stupa. The benefits are immeasurable for you and all others..." -Patricia Chonyi