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<blockquote>In innumerable texts the Dharma is equated with light: the Buddha’s Awakening is an Illumination, and his preaching of the Dharma is an irradiation of the worlds. The stupa as Dharma is thus a source of light; it is a Beacon of the Law, and in many places it has been a common custom to light up the stupa with a profusion of lamps.... The stupa propagates the doctrine; it shines with the radiance of the Dharma, illuminating the four quarters. The building of a stupa is a renewal of the preaching of the Dharma. According to a Tibetan text, the stupa is built to allow all creatures to see the Buddha, to hear the Law spoken once again, and to reverence the Community (sangha) which has received the Law and faithfully transmitted its teachings.<ref>Adrian Snodgrass, ''The Symbolism of the Stupa'' (Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell Southeast Asia Program, 1985), pp. 366, 370–71.</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>In innumerable texts the Dharma is equated with light: the Buddha’s Awakening is an Illumination, and his preaching of the Dharma is an irradiation of the worlds. The stupa as Dharma is thus a source of light; it is a Beacon of the Law, and in many places it has been a common custom to light up the stupa with a profusion of lamps.... The stupa propagates the doctrine; it shines with the radiance of the Dharma, illuminating the four quarters. The building of a stupa is a renewal of the preaching of the Dharma. According to a Tibetan text, the stupa is built to allow all creatures to see the Buddha, to hear the Law spoken once again, and to reverence the Community (sangha) which has received the Law and faithfully transmitted its teachings.<ref>Adrian Snodgrass, ''The Symbolism of the Stupa'' (Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell Southeast Asia Program, 1985), pp. 366, 370–71.</ref></blockquote> | ||
== Sacred geometry == | |||
Gautama Buddha said that wherever there would be a stupa, there the dharma would be preserved. This is so because of the geometric forcefield: the lines of the stupa itself are [[fohat|fohatic]] keys for the sustainment of the matrix of the dharma in matter. Just like the pyramids and the gothic cathedrals, the stupa holds a certain energy. | |||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
1984 ''Pearls of Wisdom'', vol. 1, Introduction. | 1984 ''Pearls of Wisdom'', vol. 1, Introduction. | ||
Elizabeth Clare Prophet, December 4, 1977. | |||
Elizabeth Clare Prophet, November 5, 1981. | |||
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