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This standing statue has the name Miss Bakly Angeline (Bakly Sithor) engraved on the pedestal.

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Sima Boundary marker that designates the eastern boundary of the temple, consecrated the auspicious date of 7/7/07.

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White Buddha statue scene with the grass represents when the Buddha was born. Buddha Shakyamuni was born as a royal prince in 624 BC in a place called Lumbini, in what is now Nepal.

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Reflection pond under construction. There will be a bridge from the main part of the campus with Japanese lilac bushes lining the pond and fountain.

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A reclining Buddha is represents the historical Buddha during his last illness, about to enter the Nirvana. He is lying on the right flank, his head resting on a cushion or relying on his right elbow, supporting his head with his…

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The procession around the temple comes to a halt in front of the main entrance.

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A drawing of what the completed Stupa would look like.

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Two men, a monk and a volunteer, carefully slather gold paint onto the miniature statues of the Buddha.

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5000 buddhas, all with the names of different donors ($200 donation per buddha) will eventually line the floors and walls of the lower and upper levels of the stupa.