The Venerable Lama Gyaltsen of the Maui Tibetan Buddhist Dharma Center, Karma Rimay O Sal Ling invites the public to participate in a special two-day event in community recognition of the Pa‘ia Lha Bab Peace Stupa, currently under construction on the grounds of the Maui Dharma Center in downtown Pa‘ia.The two-day event will take place on January 26 and 27, 2007.
Lamas in the Tibetan tradition will be invited from all islands to officiate. In keeping with Tibetan cultural and tradition, the community is invited to bring their most valued and treasured possessions as a gift of offering to be placed inside the Stupa. The two-day service will include traditional Tibetan ritual prayers, teachings, preparation of the offerings and individual placement of the offering items inside the upper section of the stupa. Suggested gift offerings for the purpose of this ceremony should be sacred and holy items, precious and semi-precious jewels and stones, gold, silver and other valuable metals.
During the ceremony, each participant will place their most appreciated riches inside the dome shaped portion of the stupa, called the bumpa (vase) and may do so with a specific heart-felt intention in mind such as the wish for world peace, prayers for family and friends and the hope that all beings will be healthy and happy. The ceremonies begin on Saturday, January 26 and will continue with the actual offering ceremony on Sunday, January 27.
The Pa‘ia Lha Bab Peace Stupa is a traditional Tibetan outdoor shrine, being built in the ancient architectural style. It is a symbol of peace, enrichment, and enlightenment. The stupa is a community project and is dedicated to the memory of the late Lama Tenzin who was the first full-time resident Tibetan Lama on Maui. He passed away in 2001. Construction of the 27-foot Lha Bab Stupa at 81 Baldwin Avenue, in Pa‘ia began in April, 2005.
His Holiness the fourteenth Dalai Lama has been invited to consecrate the Stupa during his planned visit to Maui in April, 2007. Please contact the Maui Dharma Center for more information 808-579-8076.
