Bakula Arhat Fund

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During His amazing visit to Milarepa Center in 2002, Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche made many suggestions for future development of the Center in order to bring skies of benefit to the world. Rinpoche's Holy wishes are for us to build a large meditation hall and accommodations for at least 100 people to host large FPMT group retreats, build accommodations for monks and nuns, and build more retreat huts in particular for those with serious illness to meditate on Bodhicitta and heal themselves. Rinpoche thinks big to benefit and liberate as many as possible.

Looking at the evolution of the FPMT, one is amazed at the incredible progress and benefit the organization is offering to suffering mother sentient beings. We are happy to be a part of such a hugely organization. Rinpoche has explained that the presence of a Bakula Arhat statue at Milarepa Center will bring all the means to flourish and benefit many, many sentient beings.

On Rinpoche's recent visit to Tibet, He investigated the monasteries He visited to find out how they maintained financial support. Rinpoche says that He was told that the monasteries had built Bakula statues and prayed to Him for the necessary means to their Dharma practices.

Bakula Arhat was one of the 16 Arhats, who are attributed to keeping the continuity of Shakyamuni Buddha's Teachings strong for the following 800 years after His Parinirvana. Bakula Arhat, at the time of generating Boddhicitta made very strong prayers and vows to provide all the necessary means to all those Dharma practitioners with clear motivations. He was known for having 800 Arhats in his retinue in India and for his immunity from physical ailments and his very long life.

At the Mitugpa retreat in '02, Rinpoche requested local New England sculptor, Lisa Sofman to take on this project for Milarepa Center. She has just completed the first phase of the statue. In order to complete the project we need to raise the funding to fill it, gold leaf it and build a throne and housing. We are grateful for all those who have contributed and for those to come. Let's come together and help the Center continue to grow and benefit kind mother sentient beings.

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Milarepa Center
Attn: Membership and Donations
PO Box 51
Barnet, Vermont 05821 USA

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