During the summer of 1999, staff and interns from Skillful Means helped the staff of Rigzdin Ling , a Buddhist retreat center in Northern California, build six stupas.
Stupas are representations of enlightened mind.
The center is a long way from the nearest concrete pump, and the stupas are 21 feet high. The drum was filled from a cement truck, then lifted over the stupa. We built six stupas, one level at a time. Early each morning, we would pour another level. A wave from the crew.