Buddhist Stupa 'Descent from Tushita Heaven' in Kópavogur (near Reykjavik) Iceland.
This Stupa was built by (a.o.) Þórhalla Björnsdóttir. Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche blessed the land on August 21 1992. Venerable Lama Zopa Rinpoche consecrated the Stupa on November 18 1993.
BUDDHA’S DESCENT FROM TUSHITA HEAVEN
In the traditional Tibetan Buddhist religions and traditions exist eight stupas (Tib. མཆོད་རྟེན་ཆ་བརྒྱད་, chöten cha gyé). This
eight types of stupa that are found in the Tibetan tradition and which represent eight important events in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni. Nagarjuna relates the eight Stupas with specific events and places in the Buddha's life in his Astamahasthanacaitya-stotras.
eight types of stupa that are found in the Tibetan tradition and which represent eight important events in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni. Nagarjuna relates the eight Stupas with specific events and places in the Buddha's life in his Astamahasthanacaitya-stotras.
Tibetan stupa in Kopavogur is number five in this tradition and her name is:'Descent from Tushita Heaven'. The Buddha's mother, Mayadevi, was reborn in a celestial realm called the Tushita Heaven. To repay her kindness, the Buddha spent three months there and taught her the path to enlightenment. This stupa represents the Buddha’s return from the celestial realms in order to continue teaching the people of northern India. Each side of the stupa
