Archive for the Category ◊ Vihara Budhagaya (Pagoda Avalokiteswara) ◊

07 Jan 2009 Pagoda Avalokitesvara 2005.8
Pagoda Avalokitesvara 2005.8

Another pic of Pagoda Avalokitesvara at night. Inside this pagoda, there is a huge golden Buddha statue.

Photographer: Christian Arlin

07 Jan 2009 Pagoda Avalokitesvara 2005.7
Pagoda Avalokitesvara 2005.7

This pagoda lies on a high land and it looks very beautiful at night with all the lights on.

Photographer: Christian Arlin

07 Jan 2009 Pagoda Avalokitesvara 2005.6
Pagoda Avalokitesvara 2005.6

The Pagoda Avalokitesvara at night. They don’t usually turn on all of the lights on this pagoda, except on a special occasion like the Birthday of Kwan Im Po Sat goddess.

Photographer: Christian Arlin

07 Jan 2009 Pagoda Avalokitesvara 2005.5
Pagoda Avalokitesvara 2005.5

We came to this pagoda after the Chinese New Year so they hung many red lanterns. Red is the color of prosperity for Chinese people.

Photographer: Christian Arlin

07 Jan 2009 Pagoda Avalokitesvara 2005.4
Pagoda Avalokitesvara 2005.4

The stone statue of Kwan Im Po Sat, the goddess of love and mercy which is enshrined in this pagoda. She often shown as a beautiful lady standing on a lotus while carrying a jar with bamboo twigs.

Photographer: Christines Arlin