NEWS FEATURE - The Mornington Mail

Permanent home sought for buddhist stupa
PAGE THREE, Thursday 19 July, 2001
Picture and story by Keith Platt

THE Mornington Peninsula may become home to a permanent Tibetan buddhist stupa (monument). The Gyuto Monks of Tibet, currently staying on the Mornington Peninsula. will this weekend explain the elaborate community ceremonies involved In constructing such a stupa, and the Mornington Peninsula Shire has confirmed it is looking for a site. (See page 7).

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CR David Renouf and the model of the stupa planned for the Mornington Peninsula by the Buddhist Gyuto monks: "There was enormous interest created throughout the peninsula when the monks were at Mt Martha earlier this year," he said. "A lot of people were involved in making this model. "The shire is looking for a site to house a full-sized stupa. We've talked with the churches and basically the response has been 'we're all happy to promote anything that brings more harmony and interest to the peninsula'."

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