Post by Neo on Dec 31, 2020 20:48:44 GMT -5
The third story about the benefit of making stupas concerns the Buddha and Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. At one time when the Buddha was explaining the dharani, the mantra, of the essence of interdependence to the assembly, he made a reference about stupas to Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara.
The Buddha said that if the mantra is written on a long piece of paper and offered as the heart of a small stupa of the size mentioned before, this would bring a lot of benefit to other people in the future. If anyone is able to make such a stupa, and then make offerings to it and cirmumambulate it, this person will gather as many merits as are collected by Kings of Gods like Indra and Brahma.
If a person dies collecting such huge amounts of merit they will be reborn in the celestial abode called Pure Abode. (This is not one of the usual Pure Lands but a pure abode within the celestial realm, which is itself within cyclic existence.) As well, such people may be reborn in rich and powerful human families. ~ Venerable Thupten Rinpoche
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The Buddha said that if the mantra is written on a long piece of paper and offered as the heart of a small stupa of the size mentioned before, this would bring a lot of benefit to other people in the future. If anyone is able to make such a stupa, and then make offerings to it and cirmumambulate it, this person will gather as many merits as are collected by Kings of Gods like Indra and Brahma.
If a person dies collecting such huge amounts of merit they will be reborn in the celestial abode called Pure Abode. (This is not one of the usual Pure Lands but a pure abode within the celestial realm, which is itself within cyclic existence.) As well, such people may be reborn in rich and powerful human families. ~ Venerable Thupten Rinpoche
Source:
dbc.dharmakara.net/trt2-963.html