Buddhist statue in North O

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w8ing
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Buddhist statue in North O

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One day last fall I was driving on the east end of Sorenson Pkwy and noticed a very out of place Asian statue near Fort St. maybe 5 blocks west from 30th. I didn't get around to stopping and taking a picture until earlier this year. At that time, there were still Christmas lights around it and the picture wasn't great. Ironic that that were Christmas lights because it was a Buddhist statue.

It has Guanshiyin Bodhisattava written below it. It's really beautiful and worth a stop to check it out. Despite the location and only a chain link fence and gate for a barrier, there are no graffiti tags or litter. It is on the same land as some type of Vietnamese center, I believe.

I went back today for better pics.

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There has been a lot more statues and landscaping added over the years. I drive by every day and have never seen anyone in there. Also I don't think I have ever seen a story on it.

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I just passed that last week and thought, "I need to come back here with a camera"
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shoottofill wrote:I just passed that last week and thought, "I need to come back here with a camera"
I have been thinking that ever since w8ing posted that. I looked at their website a few years back, I think it is now a Vietnamese Worship Center... They do have tours/open house
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