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Buddah’s Bones In New Pagoda
January 28, 2009 by Ray Baskerville
Mumbai is to have Asia’’s largest Pagoda at 325 feet tall. It is intended to be a mass meditation centre and also a major tourist attraction in the years ahead. It will the house of actual bone relics of Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.
Modelled on the lines of the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon (pictured), the Indian version aspires to pay homage to the Buddha and his teachings. It also stands as a tribute to Myanmar, which has through history cherished Buddhist secularist traditions and thought.
Pagodas are tiered towers with multiple eaves and built to host religious functions. These are common in countries of the Far East such as Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Cambodia, China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam. The modern pagoda structures have been evolved from the ancient Indian Stupa, a tomb-like pillared structure where sacred relics could be kept safe and venerated. The pagoda has been constructed using only stone and limewater. No cement or steel. The sandstone was transported from Jodhpur.
The interior of the dome is a large meditation hall, a seamless expanse designed to accommodate 8,000 meditators. A giant golden wheel or the Dhamma Chakra is set in the centre from the inside. A four-tonne keystone bears Buddha relics. Two small pagodas outside the main one will also serve as meditation centres.
Indian President Pratibha Patil, will formally inaugurate it on February 8, 2009 after 11 years of construction.The land was donated by a Vipassana student. The project has been spearheaded by the Global Vipassana Foundation.
My question is where have the Buddhas bones been until know?
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That pagoda is absolutely incredible looking. The architects that designed it are great at what they do. Good post, thanks for sharing.
That is a truly remarkable piece of architecture! I wish we had more of these in the West. It beats the dreary architecture in the UK by miles.
Agreed with the rest, I can’t comment on how beautiful looking this pagoda is. It would be nice to see it in real life.
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That pagoda is absolutely incredible looking. The architects that designed it are great at what they do. Good post, thanks for sharing.
i have visited and it is fantastic