The glass reclining Buddha replica of Dodanduwa, Sri Lanka

The main image is a glass-etched reproduction of the stone 'reclining Buddha' at Polannaruwa in Sri Lanka. This small room behind the main Temple shrine is the Chapel of Rest and on occassion deceased friends of the monastery are laid to rest here. This creates an opportunity for friends and family to pay their last respects and it is also a vivid reminder of our own impermanence. The main Temple image, sitting in the meditation posture, faces the east - the sunrise, the new day, beginnings, enlightenment. This image faces the west - sunset, endings, cessation, death. The reflection is not in any way macabre or ghoulish but is an encouragement to consider the naturalness of life's process.


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The main image is a glass-etched reproduction of the stone 'reclining Buddha' at Polannaruwa in Sri Lanka. This small room behind the main Temple shrine is the Chapel of Rest and on occassion deceased friends of the monastery are laid to rest here. This creates an opportunity for friends and family to pay their last respects and it is also a vivid reminder of our own impermanence. The main Temple image, sitting in the meditation posture, faces the east - the sunrise, the new day, beginnings, enlightenment. This image faces the west - sunset, endings, cessation, death. The reflection is not in any way macabre or ghoulish but is an encouragement to consider the naturalness of life's process.