The
great Bodhi Pagoda of Kormang Monastery It
is Ven. Harwa Jamyang Lovhu rinpoche's heartfelt wishes that pure Buddhadharma
will remain in this world for a very long time and every living being will be
benefited by the flourishing of pure dharma. Motivated by such intection, the
venerable master and his dedicated disciples have made great effort to build a
great pagoda in Kormang Monastery since february 1997. Under the blessings of
Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and the help of Dharma protectors. the consturction of
the Great Pagoda had been successfully completed and the opening ceremony was
held in September 1999. The Pagoda is denominated by Gongtang Rinpoche as "Meaningful
to behold", which impoies that all those who have the fortune to see the
pagoda will receive both mundane and super-mundane benefits and sow the seeds
for liberation and enlightenment in their future lives. The pagoda covers
an area of 1000 square meters with its front side facing southward. It is located
within a courtyard of about 3212 square meters. With a square base, the Pagoda
has 7 storeys and is 35 meters high. The first two storeys form up the Great Hall
of buddhas and Deities. The third storey is the Hall of Lineage gurus. The fourth
storey is the vase-like structure, on the front side of which, there is an archway
deged with resplendent gold-layered decorations. Above t his , the fifth storey
is the large-square-hat and the sixth storey is the thirteen-layered wheels of
Dharma. The seventh storey i.e. the top storey consists of the roof with the top
crown symbolizing the sun and moon. around the seat of the pagoda, there are 140
bronze-gilded wheels of scripture, above which, on an upright wooden board, there
are paintings of thirty-five confession buddhas and many images of Buddha Light
of Fire. Besides. there are many beautiful decorative patterns and auspicious
symbols such as the ten-sanskrit-letters painted on the walls and roofs of the
Hall. Under the sunshine of the Tibetan Plateau, set off by the snow-mountains
high up into the sky and the exuberant grassland stretching to the horizon, the
Great Pagoda shines out a brilliance of immaculate beauty, grandeur and majesty.
May this holy Great Pagoda become the supreme refuge object of the world and may
countless living beings receive benefits from it !  |