Financial Highlight

Shanti Stupa Financial Report as of 450 sponsorship :

Cost of
Import of Big Stupa and Construction of Base $231,468
Import of 575 smaller stupa for sponsorship : $203,016
...Others : Freight/Design/Advertisement etc : $9016

Financed by
Sponsorship of Stupa ($296,070)

Project shortfall $147,431

World Peace Vase blessed by HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

One Thousand Sutra of the Sacred Casket

Vairocana Buddha

preparing the sog shing

Singapore International Meditation Centre

Received cheque for Five Stupa from Singapore International Meditation Centre. Sadhu to the Reverends and Mr Dennis Wang !

News Sponsor

Ms Pearl take delivery of four stupa this morning. Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu

Delivered one Stupa to Mr Kwan Peng Chuong at Bishan Sadhu

Ground Breaking prayer and dedication

Stupa ground breaking programme

Chan Jer Luan offering a Stupa to Choegyal Rinpoche. Rejoice !!

His Holiness Sakya Trizin

Great pleasure to offer a stupa to His Holiness

Taiwan's Shanti Stupa

The Shanti Stupa in Taiwan is situated in 南投縣、埔裏鎮.
An opening ceremony was held on an auspicious Sunday morning, the 22nd of June 2008. The ceremony was attended by both the Mayor of the province and the county 鎮長 and thousands of people from all parts of Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore and Canada. This includes 22 delegates from China, being the organizer and working committee of this wonderful project. I am very fortunate to have been able to attend the event as Singapore representative.


After the speeches by various dignitaries and almost immediately after the ribbon cutting, a roar could be heard from the crowd and all of us rushed out from the tent to witness an auspicious phenomenon unfolding in the sky above us 吉祥緣起:





This picture was taken from a digital camera which was pointing directly to the sky. Notice the red beam in the first photo, according to the photographer, this is actually issue forth from the tip of the Stupa. I have also seen a similar image taken from someone's else mobile camera.

The cloud formation was also very interesting. A pair of dragon and phoenix was formed and appeared like a back drop to the Stupa. The celestial beings must be very pleased.

to read the report from fjnet
go to :http://news.fjnet.com/pic/200807/t20080703_75218.htm

We are very fortunate to have Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche to come by and consecrated the latest batch of Shanti Stupa

Not related to the stupa project but something for the album :

Patrul Rinpoche presiding over the Chang Chog ritual on 18th March the 49th day of the passing of our temple's chairman.

Courtesy of Ms Seetoh

Another consecration

Karma Rinpoche from Nangchen.

Nanjing

This Stupa is going to Taiwan, now resting at Nanjing's Vairochana Temple 毘廬寺