{"id":421,"date":"2019-03-06T17:48:40","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T16:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cf\/?p=421"},"modified":"2019-07-21T17:12:40","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T15:12:40","slug":"421","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chaphurfoundation.com\/en\/421\/","title":{"rendered":"Stupa for Nagas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row padding_top=&#8221;0px&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221;][vc_column fade_animation_offset=&#8221;45px&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"x-img\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.chaphurfoundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/stupa.jpg\" >[\/vc_column][vc_column fade_animation_offset=&#8221;45px&#8221; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 1.313em 0 0 0;\"><p><span class=\"highlight\"><span class=\"colour\"><span class=\"font\"><span class=\"size\">This may be the first Stupa of this type to be built in the West.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"highlight\"><span class=\"colour\"><span class=\"font\"><span class=\"size\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0In general, a stupa is a symbol of the body of Enlightenment. The construction of this type of building can be the cause for the accumulation of vast merit and the removal of obstacles on the spiritual path.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"highlight\"><span class=\"colour\"><span class=\"font\"><span class=\"size\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The nagas are a type of water spirit strongly associated with the natural world. B\u00f6npo texts even describes a path for the naga to attain enlightenment. Cultivating a harmonious relationship with them ensures health, long life, prosperity and favorable conditions for practice.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"highlight\"><span class=\"colour\"><span class=\"font\"><span class=\"size\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Unfortunately, the capacity of modern human civilization to destroy the natural world upends this harmony. In the Bon medical texts, it is written that many of the diseases afflicting humans are caused by the dissatisfaction of the Nagas.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"highlight\"><span class=\"colour\"><span class=\"font\"><span class=\"size\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The construction of the Stupa will help to create a positive relationship with these beings, harmonizing their dimension and giving them access to the B\u00f6npo teachings.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0 \u00a0 The budget that should be collected to build this stupa is around 14,000 euro. Fund raising will last until amount is collected but not later than 31st of August\u00a0 next year. The names of donors and their relatives will be placed inside the stupa. Consecration of the stupa will carry numerous blessings.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"highlight\"><span class=\"colour\"><span class=\"font\"><span class=\"size\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0This is a great opportunity to improve your relationship with the nagas, which will be helpful in this and the next life.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row padding_top=&#8221;0px&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221;][vc_column fade_animation_offset=&#8221;45px&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column fade_animation_offset=&#8221;45px&#8221; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":180,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bez-kategorii"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chaphurfoundation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chaphurfoundation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chaphurfoundation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chaphurfoundation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chaphurfoundation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.chaphurfoundation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":728,"href":"https:\/\/www.chaphurfoundation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421\/revisions\/728"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chaphurfoundation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chaphurfoundation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chaphurfoundation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chaphurfoundation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}