Small Buddhist temple to be established in outer space

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Small Buddhist temple to be established in outer space

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. A “space temple” is planned for the inside of a private satellite to be launched in 2023, and the holy place will be reachable from Earth, organizers said Friday.

Kyoto’s Daigoji Temple and Terra Space inc., a satellite developer, have teamed up to launch an ultrasmall satellite the size of a jewelry box that will orbit around Earth. The temple, named Jotenin Gounji Temple, will be placed inside the satellite along with a small Buddha statue and mandala paintings, Terra Space said.

Gounji Temple will be accessible to people on Earth. Daigoji Temple priests will remotely hold “space services” promoting peace and humanity from the Kyoto temple for those who apply online, and their prayers will be sent to the space temple to be saved in its memory.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/ ... te-temple/

And here is the official website of Gounji Temple:

https://www.gounji.space/



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Re: Small Buddhist temple to be established in outer space

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Now to just find a way to beam ourselves inside of it so we can walk around in it in little bodies of energy. :alien:
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We already have the Sangye Maha Dawa Stupa on the moon which contains the Buddha's relics and the scriptures including the Kangyur.
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jmlee369 wrote: Fri May 14, 2021 10:52 am We already have the Sangye Maha Dawa Stupa on the moon which contains the Buddha's relics and the scriptures including the Kangyur.
Very nice!
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Disclosure: I have joined the official Gounji Temple team and will be part of the effort to establish this space temple. I'll probably mostly be doing translation and research for this project, as well as some brainstorming on ways to extend the scope of the project. At any rate I'm honored to have been accepted as a project member and excited to help put Gounji Temple into orbit.

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"One should cultivate contemplation in one’s foibles. The foibles are like fish, and contemplation is like fishing hooks. If there are no fish, then the fishing hooks have no use. The bigger the fish is, the better the result we will get. As long as the fishing hooks keep at it, all foibles will eventually be contained and controlled at will." -Zhiyi

"Just be kind." -Atisha
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