Zuni Mountain Stupa
Zuni Mountain Stupa | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Nyingma |
Location | |
Location | 2062 Zuni Canyon Rd. Grants, New Mexico |
Country | USA |
Architecture | |
Completed | 2009 |
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Zuni Mountain Stupa is a Tibetan Buddhist temple of the Nyingma school in the Zuni Mountains in Grants, New Mexico, consecrated in 2009.[1] A library of Buddhist texts from the Tengyur and the Kangyur is stored in the dome.[2]
History[]
came to the US in the 1980s. He has been teaching at the Zuni Mountain land since 1989. The temple was established by Bhakha Rinpoche and his organization, the .[2] The is headquartered in Tularosa, New Mexico, the .[3]
Construction on the temple started in 2004 and was completed in 2009. The temple was consecrated September 5–6, 2009.[1] The complex also includes a cooking house and a prayer wheel house, built in 2001.[2]
Construction[]
The temple stupa is built in the style known as , a style which honors the Buddha's dispelling of negative forces. The dome, called a bumpa, is modeled on that of Boudhanath in Nepal. Construction took five years.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Zuni Mountain Stupa". Digital Tibetan Buddhist Altar. July 29, 2009. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ^ a b c d Fowler, Diane (September 10, 2009). "Buddhist Temple Consecrated in Zuni Mountains". Cibola Beacon. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ^ "Buddhist centers in southern NM offer Tibetan culture and traditions". World Tibet Network News. Canada Tibet Committee. April 24, 2007. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
Further reading[]
- Cullen, Teresa. "Structure". Buddhist Stupas. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- Lundkvist, Annika (May 3, 2010). "Zuni Mountain Stupa". Vajrayana Forms. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
External links[]
- 2009 establishments in New Mexico
- Asian-American culture in New Mexico
- Buildings and structures in Cibola County, New Mexico
- Buddhist temples in New Mexico
- Nyingma monasteries and temples
- Religious buildings and structures completed in 2009
- Tibetan Buddhism in the United States
- Stupas in the United States