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“And obviously, the statue of the Buddha in this temple,” he said. ... she awakes to a sight of the impeccably white brick and mortar Buddha sitting on a pink concrete lotus flower.

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Just off a state highway in New Jersey, one of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United States appears unexpectedly in the middle of a backyard.

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Just off a state highway in New Jersey, one of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United States appears unexpectedly in the middle of a backyard.

A huge Buddha statue appeared by a road in New Jersey. ... she awakes to a sight of the impeccably white brick and mortar Buddha sitting on a pink concrete lotus flower.

Carol Kruhen lifts up her pressed palms next to a statue of the Buddha after meditating at the New Jersey Buddhist Vihara and Meditation Center in Franklin Township, N.J. on Sunday Nov. 30, 2024 ...