Exploring some of the great stupas in Buddhist tradition, and celebrating a new landmark to come in Gelephu Mindfulness City
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Project 108: A Monumental Royal Initiative for the Kingdom and the World
108 15 meter-high stupas to be raised at Gelephu Mindfulness City on 1 November; epic preparations inviting your meritorious participation
Prime Minister of Nepal Unveils Renowned Architect Stefano Boeri’s Visionary Masterplan for Ramagrama Stupa Conservation and Enhancement
Nepalese PM joins Buddhist delegates at a historic celebration at the Ramagrama Stupa for a new masterplan to conserve and develop the sacred site
Ramagrama Stupa, the Sole Undisturbed Original Stupa Containing Relics of Lord Buddha, to be Preserved and Developed
Ramagrama Stupa to enjoy a renewed push for conservation and care under the aegis of three organizations
“Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India, 200 BCE–400 CE”
An landmark exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum in New York will tell the story of Buddhist art’s origins
The Bodhi Stupa in Gelephu, Bhutan: A To-Be-Completed Structure of Beauty and Compassion
Stupa projects are often initiated by an aspiration or prophecy. A modern-day example of this is in Gelephu, a town (thromde) in Sarpang District, southern Bhutan. It shares a border with India, and one can cross into Bhutan here through Assam. It is a hub for Indo-Bhutanese trade, with a pleasant, moderate climate and rainy […]
Postcard from Raymond: Preservation at its Finest (Cave 26, Ajanta)
Of all the caves at the Ajanta complex, I found Cave 26 to be the most intricate, with the unmistakable sense of, “yes, this is it.” We were looking at the literal, physical transition between the earliest days of itinerant wanderers (sramanas) and the days of settled monastic institutions. Unlike the other caves that I felt […]