ACTIVITIES
VIETNAM
Most Venerable Kim Triệu
(73 Vassa)
MYANMAR
Bhaddanta Kumārābhivaṃsa
(73 Vassa)
Thailand
Somdej Phramahathirachan
(63 Vassa)
SRILANKA
Most Venerable Bhantegy Gunaratana
(75 Vassa)
CAMBODIA
The most Venerable Cong
Sophan Rakkhitak Dhammo
(80 Vassa)
LAOS
Most Venerable Buakeo
Sengsouriya
(42 Vassa)
Meaning of the project
The Dhammacetiya will be built to honor and enshrine the entire Buddhist Canon, including all the teachings of Buddha Gotama and His Holy Disciples as collected in the Three Pāḷi Baskets (Tipiṭaka): Sutta (Collection of Discourses), Vinaya (Codes of Discipline), and Abhidhamma (Analytic/Higher Teaching). The project will inscribe the Buddha’s teachings in many languages, and propagate and preserve the righteous Dhamma for many generations to come.
The Numbers
Each donation is a brick to turn aspirations into reality
This project consists of 840 stupas to represent 84,000 Dhammakkhandhas (Portions of Dhamma)
SUTTA (COLLECTION OF DICCOURSES)
VINAYA (CODES OF DISCIPLINE)
ABHIDHAMMA (ANALYTIC/HIGHER TEACHING)
3
Great Stupas
8
Medium Stupas
800
Small Stupas
0
Acres
1000
Steles
8
Languages
9900
Buddha Statues
10000
Dhammakkhandha
Creating a legacy for future generations
The reasons to make the aspiration come true
Honor and enshrine the entire Buddhist Canon and inscribe the Buddha’s teachings.
Propagate and preserve the righteous Dhamma for many generations to come.
Provide wholesome connections to sentient beings.
Make an imprint of the Dhamma in the hearts of the Buddhist devotees
Maintain the fidelity of the Tipiṭaka and protect it.
Contribute
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