Stupa Garden now under construction!

The expert stupa builders have arrived at Land of Arya Tara!

After the mammoth job of collecting all the stones required and trucking them and other materials to the site (see previous post on this blog), the platform for the stupa garden is being prepared, with a massive retaining wall at its edge.  Then the major job of precisely building the base for the stupas was commenced this week.

he nearly completed platform for the stupa garden is on the right

The completed retaining wall for the stupa platform seen from above

A very deep trench was dug by hand for the base of the retaining wall

Careful planning by the chief expert stupa builder to ensure the necessary precision for these holy objects

Dinner time for the stupa builders