ASPIRATION
Building a place to honor and enshrine the entire Buddhist Canon – the Tipiṭaka
At the Dhammacetiya, all the teachings of Buddha Gotama and His Holy Disciples collected in the Three Pāḷi Baskets (Tipiṭaka): Sutta (Collection of Discourses), Vinaya (Codes of Discipline), and Abhidhamma (Analytic/Higher Teaching) in many different languages to build a place to honor and enshrine the entire Buddhist Canon and inscribe the Buddha’s teachings in to propagate and preserve the righteous Dhamma for many generations to come.
This important project also has the absolute support of the Venerable Elders from numerous Buddhist countries, including Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
Scriptures on the Internet render truths and falsehoods indistinguishable
Even though it is well known that in today’s world, information technology has made significant advances, a simple visit to a website can instantly and miraculously display all the world’s scriptures.
However, the results retrieved from the Internet vary erratically, truths and falsehoods indistinguishable, leading many simple-minded individuals to confusion and doubt.
The problem may grow more acute in the future. Something as small as a software virus, or the wrong press of a button, or the cunning hands of hackers can steal, edit and delete the entire information base of a country, or even of the entire world.
Infinite sentient beings are still immersed in the endless sea of saṃsāra
Over immeasurable lifetimes, countless Buddhas have appeared in the world one after another, and the Light of the Buddhas has shined many times to every corner of the Three Realms, enabling the blind to see, the mute to speak, the deaf to hear; one by one realizing the dhamma.
Yet infinite sentient beings are still immersed in this endless sea of saṃsāra, sometimes in the heavenly realm, sometimes in the human realm, and sometimes in the realms of hell beings, animals, and petas.
Dhamma the priceless treasure
The life of the Enlightened One is a colorful, vibrant picture, each step He takes is analogous to a fragrant lotus, sacred, pure and untainted.
The expanse of His Dhamma covers endless time, borderless space, and boundless immensity. The Buddha has left a priceless treasure of Dhamma, including miraculous remedies that have healed the minds of sentient beings throughout the 25 centuries of its existence.
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The Great Stupa
This main Great Stupa measures
90’L x 90’W x 130’H, consists of 2 floors.
First floor: For daily activities, teaching, meditating, studying, and reciting the Pāḷi Tipiṭaka.
Second floors: For the preservation and exhibition of the relics of Buddha Gotama and his Holy Disciples.
Estimated at $30,000,000
The Bodhi Stupa
This 2nd Great Stupa measures
70’L x 70’W x 90’H
The place for a Bodhi tree originated from the Great Bodhi Tree in Sri Lanka which was brought from India, where Buddha Gotama reached enlightenment, by Arahant Mahinda and Arahant Bhikkhuni Sanghamitta, son and daughter of King Asoka.
The Great Bodhi Tree has been living in Sri Lanka for 2,310 years.
Estimated at $15,000,000
The Tipiṭaka Stupa
This 3rd Great Stupa measures
70’L x 70’W x 90’H
The place to preserve a complete set of Buddhist scriptures engraved on bronze and gold stainless steel plates, in six languages: Sinhala, Burmese, Khmer, Thai, Laotian, and Vietnamese.
Estimated at $15,000,000