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New Buddha Memorial opens in Kaohsiung, thanks to ‘a million well-wishers’

Religion and Spirituality 
January 15, 2012January 15, 2015 Trista di Genova 0 Comment Buddha tooth relic, Buddhist monastery in Taiwan, Fo Guang Shan monastery, Grand Master Hsing Yun, Hsing Yun, Kaohsiung Foguang Buddhist Monastery, retreats in Taiwan, southern taiwan sightseeing, spiritual retreats in Taiwan, Taiwan Tourism Bureau, Venerable Master Hsing Yun

By Trista di Genova, The Wild East The Fo Guang Shan (‘Buddha Light Mountain’) Monastery in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan opened to the public this month its new memorial to the Enlightened One, an 108m-high, 1,780-ton copper statue that is the largest of its kind in Asia. The monumental effort entailed

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