Our FBA Dharmabyte today is dedicated to Dhardo Rinpoche, "The Origins of the Stupa." In this segment Sangharakshita explains the origins of the Buddhist stupa. From the talk, Five Element Symbolism and the Stupa, given in 1971, is part of the series Parables, Myths and Symbols of Mahayana Buddhism in the White Lotus Sutra. We've dedicated this to Dhardo Rinpoche to help support a stupa being built in his honor at one of our Triratna Centres in America.