Writing the Prajnaparamita & Sanghata Sutra
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If even as many buddhas, blessed ones as there are grains of sand in forty-eight Ganges rivers are unable to express the mass of merit of the one writing it out, what need is there to mention that whoever writes it out or reflects on it or reads it will become a treasury of the Dharma? |  |
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–Sanghata Sutra
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According to Lama Zopa Rinpoche, one of the the main causes to create the merit needed to build the Maitreya Statue is writing the Prajnaparamita Sutra in pure gold. Therefore, for over seven years, Rinpoche has been writing the 8000 verse Prajnaparamita himself, sometimes writing through the night. Since then, at Rinpoche's request, several students started a second copy of the Prajnaparamita, written on archival quality rainbow paper. Lama Zopa Rinpoche is also writing the Sanghata Sutra in gold, and a student is writing the Vajra Cutter Sutra in pure silver. When the Maitreya Statue is completed, these precious sutra texts will be enshrined in the very heart of the statue.
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As of February 2008, Ven. Tsering – one of the students working on this project – completed the first volume of the Prajnaparamita! Ven. Tsering has dedicated eight hours a day, five days a week, for five years to complete this first of twelve volumes. Lama Zopa Rinpoche was extremely pleased when the volume was completed, and made many offerings to Ven. Tsering in gratitude for his service.
For more information on the Stupa Fund, please contact Ven. Holly Ansett.
The Writing the Prajnaparamita and Sanghata Sutra is a project of FPMT Inc. All donations made to the fund are tax-deductible within the United States in accordance with IRS Code article 501(C)(3).
