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The Enlightenment Stupa in Benalmadena is the largest Stupa in Europe, measuring 108 feet or 33 metres high. It was inaugurated on the 5th October 2003, and was the final project of the great Buddhist Master Lopon Tsechu Rinpoche. It is situated in Benalmádena, Málaga in the Andalusian region of southern Spain, overlooking the Costa del Sol.

In Buddhism, a Stupa is a monument which represents peace, prosperity and harmony, as well as being a place for meditation. The Enlightenment Stupa (Chan Chub Chorten in Tibetan) symbolizes Buddha's enlightenment, the realisation of the nature of mind, and is one of the eight different forms that Stupas are built according to. Whereas Stupas are typically sealed structures, the Enlightenment Stupa is unusual as there is 100 square metre meditation room and a room that can be used for exhibitions about Tibetan Buddhism and Himalayan culture inside the structure. The walls of the meditation room are painted with the life story of the historical Buddha Sakyamuni.

The Stupa was inaugurated by H.H. Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche, the second-most important teacher within the Karma Kagyu lineage of Buddhism. Also present was Lömpo Sangye Ngodup, a minister from the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, Ole Nydahl and the Mayor of Benalmádena, Enrique Bolin. Sr Bolin was instrumental in providing the land on which the Stupa is situated.