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Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Monastery

We had a big build-up on our way for a vegetarian lunch.  This was enjoyed at an enormous Buddhist shrine and supermarket-like place known as the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Monastery.   

 

 

This huge establishment is funded by international subscriptions, including some from Australia.

 

 

Our guide Clint would then pray there, as he had at every holy place we visited irrespective of the particular blend of eastern religion, and Wendy would come face to face with a giant chook.

 

 

 

 

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