The lotus grows in the mud - working on the third level of the Stupa

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to build the Stupa of All Buddhas

The lotus grows in the mud....  
The days are dark, cold and rainy, but inside my heart the sun of faith shines unobstructed and inspires me to keep going despite the difficulties, limited funds, and the low level of interest for this project.

In the photos you can see how me and uncle Victor work on the third level of the Stupa of All Buddhas. 

We also made two concrete ring beam arround the base of the Stupa and we plastered the first two levels before we started the third. A final plaster will be made when the Stupa is finished. 

The two concrete ring beams around it help to prevent water infiltration. As you can see, the top of the Stupa is covered now because it has rained a lot lately. However, I look forward to the time when it will be completed and I feel encouraged by the invisible protection and inspiration I receive daily:

The second level of the Stupa of All Buddhas is finished

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I have just finished the second level of the Stupa of All Buddhas and as you can see the construction rises towards the sky, taller than before. This time the bricks were filled mostly with Nembutsu sheets sent by members of Amidaji from Latin America and Spain together with various mantras related with other Buddhas that were sent by Buddhist friends from other schools. 

After much thought I decided that the next phase will be to plaster the exterior and interior of these two levels and then continue with the third level which will also be plastered on the inside and outside, so any little help from you, readers of this website and Dharma friends, is welcomed and appreciated. 

After the third level is finished, I proceed with buying and making all the necesary sacred items that will be placed inside the Stupa like for example, hundreds of small statues of Amida and various Buddhas. After I gather everything, I fill the Stupa, seal it with a roof  and make a consecration ceremony. When the funds allow it, I will also add various decorations and improvements. 

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the next phase of the construction of the Stupa of All Buddhas,

Any little help is useful and very much needed.
Gratefully yours in Namo Amida Bu,
Josho Adrian Cirlea

with "uncle" Victor, my co-worker at this Stupa

The first level of the Stupa of All Buddhas is ready

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to build the Stupa of All Buddhas

As you might know, I built the concrete platform in May (click here to read about this). These days I started the work on the first level of the Stupa of All Buddhas. Many bricks, sacks of cement, gravel and various materials were needed as well as the help of a paid worker. The first level is very thick, as you can see in the photos bellow and features an interior space where I will place various sacred objects, statues and sutras. 

For now I placed small statues of Amida and various Buddhas (Mahakala, Tara, Ksitigarbha, Shakyamuni, Jambhala, Padmasambhava, White Tara, Namgyalma, etc), Nembutsu sheets, mantras, etc in the brick holes later filled with cement.

The concrete platform for the Stupa of All Buddhas

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to build the Stupa of All Buddhas

I have just finished the concrete platform for the Stupa of All Buddhas. Before I poured the cement, I made a ceremony in which I chanted the Nembutsu liturgy and invited Amida and all Buddhas to bless and consecrate the land. Then I placed small statues and images of Amida Buddha, Green Tara, White Tara, Namgyalma, rolls with Nembutsu, Namgyalma mantra, the four Dharmakaya relic mantras, as well as many others (a complete list with all sacred things I place in the stupa will be available when it’s ready). Now, from time to time I recite the Nembutsu, make offerings and circumambulate the place while visualizing the stupa as already being there.

The Stupa of All Buddhas at Amidaji temple

 

Updates (click to read):

1. The concrete platform for the Stupa of All Buddhas is ready (May 2026)

2. The first level of the Stupa is now ready

(August, 2026)

3. The second level of the Stupa of All Buddhas is ready (October 1st, 2026)

4. The lotus grows in the mud - working on the third level of the Stupa (November 3rd, 2026)

General matters

After much thought, prayer, discussion and contemplation of various options, I finally decided that the Stupa of All Buddhas to be built at Amidaji will be a simple three square levels  (👈the left photo is related with the first level I built at the end of August 2026). The reasons are many, among which I mention the following, 

-       its style is better suited for a non-sectarian stupa: it is clearly not Tibetan, not Japanese, not Chinese, etc, but a simple neutral stupa to which any Buddhist can relate to  - nobody can say, “this stupa belongs to a Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese school, etc”, but simply see it as a stupa.

-       its form is simple and easier to build locally, without the sophisticated architecture of a Tibetan chorten[1] or Japanese/Chinese pagoda. In the original edition of this article I expressed my wish to make a copy of the Dhamek Stupa in India but I soon realized that I don't have the skills and capacity to do it. 

My 3rd Nembutsu pilgrimage to the Buddhist stupa in Tranisu as the starting point for the project of the Stupa of All Buddhas at Amidaji temple

Homage to Amida and all Buddhas!

Click here to read about my 1st pilgrimage to the stupa of Tranisu

Click here to read about my 2nd Pilgrimage

I dedicated this 3rd pilgrimage to all beings, including our protectors and the deities who rule over this land, to the Buddhists of this country and those who helped build and consecrate the stupa in Tranișu, to the members of FPMT, Amidaji, and to my benefactors.

May their vital energy increase, may they always be healthy in body and mind, may they receive in abundance everything they need, including water, food, clothing and shelter, may all obstacles disappear from them, may they never be reborn in the lower realms of existence, may they create indestructible connections with Amida and all Buddhas and attain supreme Enlightenment as soon as possible. 

Also, may our project with the Stupa of All Buddhas be realized without any obstacles at Amidaji temple. May all authentic lineages of transmission spread in Romania so that everyone can practice according to their specific karmic affinities and characteristics. May all Buddhists in this country always collaborate with each other in a non-sectarian spirit and for the benefit of all beings. May the wrong views that contradict the Buddha's teachings never enter these places or, if they have already entered, may they disappear permanently and have no power over the beings here. May this country become a mandala of all Buddhas and a place where human and nonhuman beings can evolve easily, without any obstacles! 

With the above aspirations in mind (as well as other personal aspirations and dedications) I recently started and finished my 3^rd pilgrimage to the Buddhist stupa of Tranisu.