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| Click
on picture to see in larger size | A
History of Dragon Seat | |
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| Dragon Seat being blessed by juniper smoke and prayers | Lumbini,
birthplace of the Buddha and the first garden created by the Vietnamese Temple |
Fall 2003, The Stupa of Enlightenment
was the first larger group project |
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| The walkway was built in the spring
of 2004 | Stupa, Temple,
Dragon Seat in the distance | The
view of Dragon Seat from the Temple before it was purchased |
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| A statue of Avalokitesvara,
the Bodhisattva of Compassion is at the front of the Temple |
A statue of Ksitigarbha, one of the
four main bodhisattvas is at the back of the Temple | Dragon
Seat from Lumbini Garden - windows are the meditation room |
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| View from the driveway |
Across the front of the property |
Front continued |
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| Forest - Soon home to retreat
cabins | View of
side from Pho Da Temple | View
of land from back |
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| Meditation Center - Just purchased
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| Side |
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| Back yard with junk car for
local flavor | Reverse
View from edge of woods | Mr.
Kien Nguyen opens fence between us and Pho Da Temple on first day we own the center
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Taking Refuge In The Three Jewels and Three Roots, I Vow To Work For The Benefit Of Beings Until All Are Liberated