white buddha

the white buddha

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February 17th 2005
ah. the white buddha at long son pagoda. it stands 24 meters in height. (although some websites say 9, another 14). you can see it sitting on the hillside as you drive towards it from the catholic church in town. if you happen to even be coming that way. --- http://www.farofflands.com/avpa/0nha_trang.html Long Son pagoda is a shrine of a huge 14-meter-high white Buddha image seated on a ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more