Origin
THE GREAT WORLD PEACE STUPA
As for the holy place where the excellent construction of this supreme sacred representation occurred and the need for such construction, it is said:
The profound key point for benefitting the teachings and beings,
General and specific, is the exhortation of time.
The compassionate will toss a spark
At a black garment with a white collar.
As such, the supreme, omniscient Protector of the World, who is the sublimely noble Avalokitesvara in human form, lovingly accepted Khenpo Tenzin Özer as his disciple and compassionately blessed, empowered, and gave him with his seal of entrustment. Then, he told Khenpo that in order to benefit the Dharma and beings in the world at large, and specifically to benefit the Dharma and beings in red-faced Tibet, as well as to ensure that beings such as him, who are holders of the teachings, have full lives and flourishing Dharma activities, Khenpo needed to build a Great World Peace Stupa, Naturally Liberating Upon Seeing, Sole Ornament of the Boundless Three Planes of Existence. Holding this profound command upon the crown of his head, Khenpo recalled the prophecy in the Embodiment of the Master’s Realization (dgongs ’dus) that states:
In the snowy land of Tibet,
In rest areas, prominent geographical junctures,
Mountains, rivers, vast plains, and valley intersections,
Wherever you like, if you look carefully,
You will find temples, stupas, and stone pillars,
And multi-storied buildings of great variety,
Inside of which are statues of the Lord of the Teachings,
Buddha Shakyamuni,
The Medicine Buddha, and the Ten Wrathful Ones,
Frescoes and reliefs,
Casts and molds of every sort,
Used to suppress the eight classes of demons and evil spirits.