Stupas in the West
| Listed below are representations of over 30 different kinds of stupas that have been or are in the process of being constructed in America from the Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana traditions. | |||
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| White Tara and Amitabha (36') Stupas at Kunzang Palyul Choling, Sedona. Arizona | Ahkon Lhamo Rinpoche |
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| Enlightenment Stupa (113') at Odiyan Buddhist Retreat Center, Sonoma County, California |
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| The Enlightenment Stupa at Kagyu Thubten Choling Monastery, Wappingers Falls, New York | 
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| Karma Thegsum Tashi Gomang Stupa (41'), Crestone, Colorado | 
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| Kagyu Shenpen Kunchab Bodhi Stupa (58'), Santa Fe, New Mexico | 
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| Lokachantha Pagoda (2007), 63 Gordons Corner Road - Manalapan, New Jersey 07726 | American Burmese Buddhist Association |
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| Stupa (20') at Tara Mandala, Pagosa Springs, Colorado | Tsultrim Allione |  |
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| Kagyu Deki Stupa (22'), Tres Orejas, New Mexico | Lama Dorje and H.E. Kalu RInpoche |
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| No-Name Stupa (10') at Petroglyph National Park, Albuquerque, New Mexico | Click for more photos from visit to stupa. | 
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| Kalachakra and Jangchub (35') Stupas at Kumbum Chamtse Ling Monastery, Bloomington, Indiana. The Kalachakra is shown in the thumbnail and the foreground of the enlargement with the Jangchub in the distance. | Thubten Jigme Norbu, Tagtser Rinpoche |
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| The Great Paia Lha Bab Peace Stupa at Karma Rimay O Sal Ling (Maui Dharma Center), Paia, Hawaii | H. E. Kalu Rinpoche Click for more photos from visit to stupa. |
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| Enlightenment (38') and Migyur Dorje Stupas and 27 smaller stupas at Kunzang Palyul Choling, Poolesville, Maryland | Ahkon Lhamo Rinpoche |
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| The Great Stupa of Dharmakaya (108') at Shambhala Mountain Center, Red Feather, Colorado | 
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| Stupa at Sakya Kachod Choling, Retreat Center in San Juan Islands, Washington | H. E. Sakya Jetsun Chimey Luding | 
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| Stupa at Orgyen Cho Dzong, Greenville, New York | 
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| Peace Pagoda at Taungpulu Kaba-Aye Monastery, Boulder Creek, California | Click for more photos from visit to stupa |  |
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| Grafton Peace Pagoda, Petersburg, New York | Nun Jun Yasuda |
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| Peace Pagoda at Diamond Hill Zen Monastery, Providence, Rhode Island | 
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| Tulku Urgyen Stupa, Crestone, Colorado | Yeshe Rangsal Retreat Center |
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| Padmasambhava Stupa, Crestone, Colorado | 
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| Chang Chub Choten Enlightenment Stupa (Ngagpa Yeshe Dorje Stupa) (17'), Santa Fe, New Mexico | Ngagpa Yeshe Dorje |
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| Khang Tsag Chorten (8') next to Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico | H. H. Dudjom Rinpoche--Maha Bodhi Society |
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| Kagyu Mila Guru Stupa (38'), El Rito (north of Questa), New Mexico | Herman Rednick |
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| Kalachakra Stupa, Paleaku Peace Garden, Kona, Hawaii - 1991 |  |
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| New England Peace Pagoda (105'), Leverett, Massachusetts | Nipponzan Myohoji Order |
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| Tibetan Learning Center Stupa (21') , Washington, New Jersey | Geshe Wangyal |
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| Stupa (35') at Samchen Choling Retreat Center, Charlottesville, Virginia | Lama Norlha Rinpoche |
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| Enlightenment Stupa at Vajrapani Institute, Boulder Creek, California | Lama Yeshe
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| Stupa Peace Park, Corralitos, California | Lama Tharchin Rinpoche Click for more photos from visit to stupas |
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| Stupa at Wat Buddhasasanaransi, Cambodian Temple, Fresno, California | Click for more photos from visit to stupa |  |
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| Stupas, Laotian Temple, Wichita, Kansas | Click for more photos from visit to stupas |
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| Eight Great Stupas (3') that commemorate the most important events in the life of the Buddha at Tashi Choling, Ashland, Oregon | H. H. Dudjom Rinpoche | ||
| Benalmadena Enlightenment Stupa (108') completed in 2003, south of Malaga, Spain and 42' stupa built in 1994 northeast of Benalmadena, Spain. | Lopon Tsechu Rinpoche |  |
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| Stupa (55') at Karme Choling, Barnet, Vermont (Land dedicated) FUTURE | H. E. Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche XI | ||
| 100,000 Stupas Project (55') at the Land of Medicine Buddha, Soquel, California | Lama Yeshe | ||
| Stupa and Retreat Center at Happy Valley, Tennessee (Land dedicated) FUTURE | Lama Norlha Rinpoche | ||