The Story of the Amitabha Stupa, Sedona Arizona 1 | Page 19

Symbolic Offerings The Amitabha Stupa was filled in stages with many types of carefully prepared and consecrated offerings. The vast and deep hollow throne chamber was reached by ladder and heavier offerings were lowered down by a pulley system. In addition to sacred and ritual substances, offerings included aromatic cedar and everyday objects. For example, buckets of grains, rakes and shovels were offered to antidote hunger and famine, and homeopathic medicines were included to promote health and healing. Water, rocks, and earth from every continent and metorites from space extend the Stupa’s blessing throughout earth and sky.