The finest and most enduring materials have been used throughout the structure. The shape of the stupa represents the Buddha, crowned and seated in the meditation posture on a throne. The stupa stands 108 feet tall and contains three levels. A forty-eight foot square base with gates, stairways and openings on all four sides form the lower level. In the center will be a large, golden statue of the Buddha sculpted in the Gandaran style.
Most stupas are sealed monuments.
A most unusual aspect of The Great Stupa of Dharmakaya is that the Hall of the Buddha on the first level is open to the public. Here there is a three-dimensional Chakrasamvara mandala, as well as statues, paintings, and frescoes throughout. The third level of the stupa, in the shape of a vase, houses a round chamber, nineteen feet in diameter and sixteen feet high, containing a statue of Vajrasattva. On top of this level is the spire, thirteen disks representing stages of enlightenment, narrowing at the top and surmounted by a golden, moon, sun, and jewel. A terraced park, nearly 200 feet in diameter, with lawns, trees, gardens, and walkways, surrounds the stupa.