July 26, 2010
Source: The Buddhist Channel/The Province
http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=66,9374,0,0,1,0
Struck by the light reflected from the four-metre-high, gold-plated Shakyamuni Buddha, one might think they were resting in an isolated shrine in the hills of Nepal.
Actually, it's the new Thrangu Monastery in Richmond, the first of its kind outside Asia, according to its builders.