No, there's not something wrong with this picture. I've highlighted the foundation of the Stupa. I worked at the hospital today, and will tomorrow, so I'm returning to the time capsule to pull out some archival photos of the building of the Stupa.

Well, this photo is from last Thursday, not quite archival yet...but I've highlighted the foundation in order to begin a process of sharing some of the meaning behind each level of the Stupa. I'll combine that with photos of each level being built (where possible, they weren't quite as prolific with photos then, they were on film, and film requires cash to be developed, digital is much easier!).

So, as a start, this is the foundation. Here's what it represents:

This first level, the Sa Dzin (Foundation). Level which "contains the earth" symbolizes the ten positive actions of body, speech and mind. Foundation of practice.

It is our actions, our "conduct", which forms the foundation of our practice. The ten virtues are related to outer conduct.