TO Pomaia di Santa Luce, in the province of Pisathe First Buddhist monastery of Tibetan tradition in Italy. It will be the house of One hundred monks and nunsbut he will also welcome the curious in search of peace. Built from scratch on the rock like the traditional monasteries of Tibet, The temple will be immersed in what will be known as Park of contemplation and peace.
It is An important environmental redevelopment work that provides for a network of paths with religious installations and environmental education. With a view as much as the eye on the border of the sea, The temple will rise near the Lama Tzong Khapa institute.
The monastery was designed with a structure that unites eStetic and spirituality of the Tibetan tradition with functional and architectural needs ModernAnd. It develops on several levels, each with a specific intended use.
Author of the work, the architect Gino Zavanella, Head of the designer who, among the best known works, signed the Juventus Stadium event project.
A Buddhist temple … ecological
The Buddhist temple will also respond to an ecological architecture style, sensitive both to ancient traditions and to the landscape context. An eco-sustainability path will follow. It will be used to get A low environmental impact, high energy saving and the use of natural and clean energy resources.
The spiritual importance of the project is enormous: «For over 50 years Pomaia is a point of reference for Buddhism in the Westbut the first Buddhist monks of our tradition in Italy joined Milan. We believe that starting to present the project nationally from this city is particularly significant to promote the spread of a message of peace, harmony and well -being To the benefit of the entire country »says Ven. Massimo Stordi, president ofSangha Lhungtok Choekhorling Association.
A house for everyone
The future Buddhist temple
Two realities at the center of its realization, the Sangha Ets Foundation and the monastic association Sangha Lhungtok Choekhorling: «preserve and expand the Message of peace and universal harmony of Buddhism It has always been made possible thanks to the monasteries, fundamental for the preservation and dissemination of the teaching of the Buddha ».
What can the sense of monasteries be in the current society and why, to date, the contemplative communities are still important?
It is only one individual choice or a spiritual contribution that the entire society can benefit?
The desire of the monastic association Sangha Lhungtok Choekhorling and the Sangha Ets Foundation to develop a comparison on the issue of inner peace and on the contribution of spirituality in the contemporary social context starts from these questions.
A conference (with meditation) in Milan
Entitled “Finding peace “, the event created under the patronage of the Municipality of Milan, will be held in the Conference Room of Palazzo Reale, Saturday 8 March at 10.30. The president of the Italian Buddhist Union, Filippo Scianna, Enzo Bianchi, founder of the monastic community of Bose and Casa della Madia, and Ghecce Thubten Chonyi, abbot of Lhungtok Choekhorling and the monastery and the convent of Kopan in Nepal, will participate, with the president of the monastic community between monks and nuns.
If Buddhism has always intended to contribute to the message of peace and universal harmony, It is in the monasteries that the Dharma, the teaching of the Buddhais actually preserved and widespread by dedicating himself to the study of the mind, to make it serene and balanced at the service of the entire company.
At the end of the event, which will be held on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, The Buddhist nun Ani Ciampa Tashi will be entrusted with the accompaniment of the participants to a moment of guided meditation for strengthen the relational value of the interreligious opening and to enrich the initiative with a meditative experience.
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