Good Afternoon 2:00 PM July 11, 2020 The story about the Bouddha Stupa is important, and it is incredibly inspiring. Hearing it, you will really understand the benefits of circumambulating it, cleaning it, and sweeping it the whole day and night. The stupa was built by a mother, Jadzima, who looked after her chickens. They were an extremely poor family. She wanted to build a stupa, so she asked the king of Nepal for permission to get the land. Normally, the king wouldn’t give such permission, but somehow, maybe due to her karma, the king said, “Okay, it can be done.” This just slipped out of his mouth. This is why the Tibetans call it “Jarung Kashor Chörten.” Jarung is “it can be done,” and kashor is “slipped out of the mouth.” That’s the name of the Bouddhanath Stupa. Chörten means stupa. The mother passed away after she completed up to the vase, the dome-like structure. She had four sons, and they completed the rest of the stupa. After they finished it, they all stood up in front of it and made prayers. Everyone generated a wish. When they were praying, all the buddhas and bodhisattvas absorbed into the stupa, which is why the name of the stupa is also “All-Encompassing.” It’s also called wish-fulfilling. Why? Because it is so powerful that the wishes of anybody who makes prayers to the stupa are fulfilled. Especially when you see the stupa for the very first time, whatever you pray for, it will succeed. Even from the airplane; the first time you see it, you must do your best prayer. One Brazilian nun, a Kagyu, knew this story. When she saw the stupa for the first time, she made a prayer to be able to build monasteries. When she went back, everything happened. She made plans and was able to build. There are other stories like this. . . . #enlightenment #inspiration #motivation #travel #photography #photographer #boudhanath #buddhism #Buddha #buddhist #nepal #travelphotography #travelblog #wisdom #monastery #traveldiaries #travelblogger #nepaldiaries #instablogger #instablog #instanepal #boudha #prayerflags #bikeshphotography #bikeshdesharphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CCfqTV5hOuK/?igshid=6091cgvkqdgw
