According to Buddhist history, Stupas appear from the Buddha in the world. At that time he Shariputra, an intellectual disciple of Buddha has manifested before the Buddha passed away. After cremation, His flesh Shariputra leave relics. The relics were kept in Increase amnesty for people to admire and worship. However, have busy work day amnesty Increase go out, closed makes people sad and disturbing.

Because of conditions that have to build Buddha stupa to contain relics. Stupa containing relics not only, pneumatically, Buddha but also a perfect Mandala, Social gathering place of the Buddhas The religious customs, No Administrative Templates, Guardian, and also as a symbol of Buddhist wisdom.

Stupa outside

For ordinary worldly teachings, people thought that the universe is formed by Five (kim, shui, fire, carpentry, brothel), the engraving of the Five students create life situation and life of humans. In view Vajrayana Buddhism, universe was formed based on the copy of the origination – land, shui, fire, room, is not, (year college founded phenomena) and great knowledge (belongs to the mind – morale).

Therefore when a stupa was built up based on the contingent of college stated perfect a small universe of the realm of enlightenment:

• Great first called local college Batch yellow square.

• Great second Cards modern in a circle.

• The third era wildflower a triangle, there is the Buddha eyes and 13 floor of the stupa. Thirteen-story mentioned represent The Venue, it mean 10 part of France which have enlightened bodhisattva, plus Dieu Giac, Vienna feeling and sense of equality 13 Buddha Dharma results.

• Next on which a specified Bao said the protection for all beings from suffering, negativity.

• Bao is on the moon and the sun mentioned represent exaggerated and not great.

The highest peak of the stupa called peak Real II.

And right from the Buddha, His disciples, king and his men built the stupa, particularly the eight stupa corresponding eight events, Another way is to call the eight virtues of the Buddha's life (Bat General Enlightenment) since He was born, ordained, ascetic, enlightenment, turning of the wheel, the grace parents, pray longevity, until manifested Nirvana.

In terms of architectural history, we see there are eight types of tower comes from the time of the Buddha.

1. "Tathagata tower" or "Meters Contact Tower" built by the King in Lumbini into Kapilavastu Buddha at birth. Circular towers were decked with lotus petals, four or seven steps.

2. "Tower of Enlightenment" or "Tower Bodhi” by King Bimbisara built in Rajgir when Buddha attained enlightenment. The tower has four steps.

3. "Tower Falun" or "Tower Cat Tuong": five brothers because he ascetics built at the Buddha turned the Dharma wheel for the first time in the country of Benares. This square tower has four steps, Tower external stairs are located many shops.

4. "Great Spirit Variable tower" or "Tower Item Recovery Exchange Act" by the people of the clan Separated Price Pi at Sravasti build the Buddha manifested supernormal. This square tower has four steps in four directions, there are four steps in between structures protruding.

5. "Christmas Spirit Tower" or "Tam Tam Thien Christmas Cross Tower": While the low settled Buddha 33 day; His morning sermon to heaven for the gods, afternoon descended down Boi Chau Nam Thien. Those in the market price has built this tower. The tower has four or eight steps, doors in the middle of each side of the tower.

6. "Quang Minh tower" or "Truth From the tower": after Devadatta divisive sangha, two Shariputra and Moggallana help Sangha harmony, unite again, so he Jeta and some people in the Diamond Tower is built at Rajgir.

7. "Being tower Gia" or "Ton-month low" in the Quang Nghiem by the building when the Buddha performed prayers longevity here.

8. "Tower of Nirvana" by snobbery Kosala building when Buddha attained Nirvana. This tower has no stairs, tower bell tower with upside based 13 Falun floor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currently in the world there are some famous stupa stupa Diamond World Mandala in Indonesia, Bodhgaya stupa in Bodhgaya India, Swayambhu stupa, Boudhanath Stupa in Nepal, stupa Antennas contraction in Cambodia ... Special, Punakha mountain top, in Bhutan, have 108 Stupa built by the queen to pray for the King longevity. Because under the curse, all the kings of the dynasty of Bhutan did not live too 50 year old. At that time the king about 47 or 48 year old, Queen was worried and thought to turn the fate of kings and bring peace to the country is the best way is up 108 stupa from Thimphu to Punakha peak. After construction is complete 108 Stupa, kings that maintaining its position to outside 50 year old, The young prince waited successor.

Legend has it that the people at the top in the past Punakha demonic harassment often insecure, sudden death strange death. His Holy Drukpa Kunley crazy then have been detected where the graving of land, know that negative gas output should also have built a stupa town cover, away from that does not happen any more bad accidents.

Thus is established according to the stupa is Buddhist Vajrayana can purify except obstacles, bring peace. Even in Tantric practices, when we encounter obstacles, to unusual places, we must be consistent in itself an enlightenment stupa, away obstacles to be objective.

(Source: daibaothapmandalataythien.org)