Underside of roof

Again, the roof

Caio and Lama Norbu working on the roof details

Corner view of inclined wall

From a far

Preparing for roof details

Roof from front

Storm background

Temple in trees

Window details on cupola

Installing window details

Installing the first window detail

Roof outlines

Visualizing the roof

Back view of the roof

Checking the first corner

Millimetric alignment

Our cool welder

Roof beam

Setting the first corner

The top roof beam

The walls are growing

The sangha with Lama Padma Dorje

Riwo Sangtchod puja

Pouring the last level

First teaching

Finished window details

As of April 30 2005

Bees nest (chötse)

Window detail finished!

First puja

Making bees nest detail

Pouring the shrineroom

Shrineroom floor!

Landscape vision for the temple

The second level 2

Retaining wall

Narcisio, The Man

View from the shrineroom

Francisco sets up his equipment

Foaming the cement

The walls is growing 2

The walls is growing

The second level, 04/02/05

29. Model of temple roof, 27/01/05

28. Designing the roof, 27/01/05

27. Digging the foundation

26. Christine paints the window's patterns, 27/01/05

25. The columns are rising, 10/01/05

24. Pouring the foundation, 7/12/04

23. Lama Tsering watches , 7/12/04

22. Foundation Forms, 2/12/04

21. Tent removal, 11/23

20. Setting the sapata forms, 11/23

19. Starting the sapatas, 11/23

18. Rains arrive, 11/17

17. Pattern for the window, 11/18

16. Designing the window details, 11/13

15. Tigle and the sangha, 11/12

14. Setting the peace vases, 11/12

13. Concrete arrives, 11/8

12. Fabio and Andrea..., 11/8

11. Drilling begins, 11/8

10. Displaced tent, 11/8

9. Excavation continues, 10/18

8. Earthmoving, 10/18

7. Digging begins, 10/18

6. Laying out the site, 10/7

5. Moving the mango tree, 9/11

4. Moving the chestnut tree, 9/11

3. Blessing the land, 9/6

2. Soil Testing,4/26

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