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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…

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.

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.

A shrine to Buddha in a Dhamma hall at Sitagu Dhamma Vihara.

Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)

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

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

The stupa

Multicolored LED lights concentrically ring the high ceiling of the upper level of the stupa. The lights represent the state (or path to) enlightenment and Nirvana.

The group of statues refers to the story of Sujãtã, a daughter of a rich man, who prayed to the tree-spirit of the Bodhi tree to have her first child be a son.1 Sujãtã's prayer was fulfilled, and she sent her maid to the Bodhi tree to clean up the…