A big and important project is done: filling the big Buddha statue in the gompa.

The work for this event actually started weeks ago, in many centers all over the world. People have been rolling mantras and collecting precious things to go in the statues. So just in time, mantra rolls from Australia, Poland, Russia, Hungary and German centers arrived.

To support the event in the EC, two cars from Holland came with a lot of Mantra rolls. They were really a big help!

We started Friday with a lot of preparations, especially preparing the life tree, packing the relics and preparing a better baseplate for the bottom of the Buddha.

Finally at around midnight, Lama Ole set the live tree in the big Buddha. He and Caty helped further by putting some Mantra rolls inside with the help of the statue-fillers. Later Hannah, Hanni, Sophie, Dagmar and the other statue-fillers completed filling the body. This activity lasted until 3.30 am

On Saturday we filled the Lotus of the Buddha. This is actually a Sangha event where everybody can participate. As our Sangha from EC is the whole world we were very happy that there were many international people around!

Than finally on Sunday morning the two parts of the Buddha were set together. It was a magical moment when we took off the face cover. Ramona gave him back the bowl, that looks very different now and then we put him back into the correct position.

Everybody was happy about this great international Sangha event. But there is much more work to do, as there are many other unfilled statues here. For the big filling course in May you are all invited to come. So please come and join!

By lasse