This article presents a sacred Columbarium project, co-created as an earthly manifestation of the "Lotus Pool Assembly" from Buddhist teachings. The core of the project revolves around an intricate Columbarium design, which takes the nine-grade lotus thrones of the Ultimate Bliss World as its blueprint. Each Columbarium niche is meticulously crafted, capable of being inscribed with sutras and serving as a personalized space for remembrance. The design seamlessly integrates ancient methods with modern technology, featuring smart sensors, holographic projections, and interactive elements to create a holistic and immersive experience. It aims to transform the process of rebirth into a tangible spatial poetry, allowing visitors to feel the sublime harmony of this sacred realm.

Thank you for bestowing this affinity, allowing us to co-create this earthly manifestation of the "Lotus Pool Assembly." As stated in the *Treatise on Rebirth*: "Observing the features of that land, it surpasses the paths of the triple world." Taking the nine-grade lotus thrones of the Ultimate Bliss World as our blueprint, we have transformed the process of rebirth in the Pure Land into a tangible spatial poetry.

**I. Design Origin: Contemporary Manifestation of the Lotus Pool Assembly**  

Following the sixteen contemplations from the *Sutra on the Visualization of the Buddha of Immeasurable Life*, we have created three sacred realms:

1. **Nine Grades of Rebirth System**  

(Projection layers display the differences in light and color among the nine-grade lotus thrones)  

- Superior Grade Lotus Thrones: Lapis lazuli inlaid at the top (symbolizing prajna wisdom)  

- Middle Grade Lotus Thrones: Petals containing gold-veined glass (representing disciplined practice)  

- Lower Grade Lotus Thrones: Miniature prayer wheels inside (denoting merit of repentance)  

Each **Columbarium** niche can be inscribed with sutras or mantras (showcasing micro-engraved samples of the *Rebirth Mantra*).

2. **Manifestation of the Sacred Assembly**  

- Amitabha Buddha’s Welcome Form: Smart sensor technology (backlight automatically illuminates when someone approaches)  

- Images of Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta: Two bodhisattvas holding lotus thrones, ready for rebirth (dynamic demonstration of lotus throne movement)  

- Twenty-Five Bodhisattva Welcoming Team: Hidden wall projectors display the sacred assembly on major Buddhist holidays.

**II. Holistic Experience of Lotus Rebirth**

1. **Blossoming Lotus and Beholding the Buddha Ceremony**  

- Family members scan a QR code to activate the "Lotus Blossoming Program" (AR effects demonstrating the layered blooming of lotus petals)  

- The flower’s center reveals the deceased’s lifetime of good deeds (visualization of merits such as liberating lives and making offerings to monastics)  

- Ultimately manifests Amitabha Buddha’s golden form (holographic projection integrated with physical statues).

**III. Practice Space of the Lotus Pool Assembly**

1. **Imagery of the Eight Merit Waters**  

- Recirculating water system infused with trace elements of the seven treasures (purified through resonance with bronze singing bowl sound waves)  

- Water surface perpetually maintains a mirror-like state (symbolizing "dhyana paramita")  

- Automatically refreshed every 49 days (aligning with the bardo period).

2. **Realistic Golden Ground**  

- Floor tiles contain mica flakes (under light, they radiate the golden glow of the Ultimate Bliss World)  

- Pressure-sensitive illumination (ripples of light emanate with each step)  

- Constant temperature of 24°C (corresponding to the Twenty-Four Vows).

**IV. Integration of Modern Technology and Ancient Methods**  

(Demonstration of the intelligent control system)

1. **Remote Lotus Throne Offerings**  

- Mobile app controls personalized consecration (demonstration of lighting offerings for overseas relatives)  

- VR immersive memorial visits (experience a journey through the Ultimate Bliss World)  

- Drone flower offering service (showcasing drone nests for making floral offerings before the Buddha).

2. **Digital Dedication System**  

- Automatically records sutra recitations (big data generates merit reports)  

- Global temple network group practice (real-time display of synchronized ceremonies from four great monasteries)  

- Electronic merit forest (scan QR codes to participate in virtuous deeds like liberating lives or printing sutras).

All these designs aim to realize the perfect harmony of "a single flower embodying a whole world," as described in the *Flower Garland Sutra*. When you stand here, each step will evoke the rhythm of colorful lotuses, and every chant of the Buddha’s name will ripple across the Eight Merit Waters, allowing the deceased to truly integrate into the sublime realm of "using the nine-grade lotus as parents, blossoming to see the Buddha and realize non-birth."

Please take a closer look at this Middle Grade, Upper Level lotus throne. When you touch its petals, it recites the *Amitabha Sutra*—this is our design of "teaching the Dharma through sensory contact" for contemporary people.

Now, let us step into this earthly lotus pool and experience the most wondrous moment of "attaining enlightenment upon hearing the Dharma" in the Ultimate Bliss World.