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Brick and mortar Buddha: Why a giant statue became an interfaith hub and spiritual home for many
Today, the statue in the New Jersey Buddhist Vihara and Meditation Center has become a hub for interfaith efforts and a ...
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A Colossal Buddha Statue Carved into a Cliff: Mount Emei and Leshan Giant Buddha area
Over the centuries, the cultural treasures grew in number. The most remarkable is the Giant Buddha of Leshan, carved out of a hillside in the 8th century and looking down on the confluence of three ...
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Giant Kannon statues fall into disrepair
A 73-meter Kannon statue ... Buddha statue at Todaiji Temple in the ancient capital of Nara. The Kaga Dai-Kannon statue – shining gold when it was built – is now tarnished. Along with the ...
The Indiana Gazette1d
Workers save Buddha as S. Korea's wildfires raze ancient temple
At South Korea's thousand-year-old Gounsa Temple, workers delicately swaddled a giant gilded Buddha statue with a ...
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Myanmar to unveil giant sitting marble statue of Buddha in Nay Pyi Taw
NAY PYI TAW (Xinhua): After more than three years of construction, Myanmar is preparing to unveil a giant sitting marble statue of Lord Buddha in its capital Nay Pyi Taw on Aug. 1, the Information ...