Filled Stupa | 8” Statues Although the later stanzas place

Although the later stanzas place greater emphasis on the Dzogchen approach

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compassionate teachings serve to wake us up from this trick we all play on ourselves

this copper Guru Padmasambhava statue features a partly gold-plated finish

Filled Stupa | 8” Statues Although the later stanzas placeCrafted in Taiwan, this stupa was filled by Khenpo Ugyen Wangchuk. The stupa is essentially the earliest form of the Buddha image, built to commemorate the major events in his life and to mark the sacred places where these events occurred, and to house his relics as well as those of his spiritually advanced disciples. Shakyamuni Buddha is believed to have given the basic design for the stupa within his own lifetime. Although the original purpose of