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Birthday of Sakyamuni Buddha

Finished Mon, May 12, 2008
Jing'an Temple
1686 Nanjing Xi Lu, near Huashan Lu

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This birthday celebration at Shanghai's Jing'an Temple is an actual public display of faith. Gautama Shakaymuni Buddha was born as a prince in the city of Lumbini of Nepal, north of India, probably in 563 BC and spent a lifetime seeking nirvana through the various means that people do (fasting, celibacy and other forms of deprivation). To commemorate these hardships monks chant prayers and wash their buddhas.

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