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| A Buddhist Blessing |
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| In the shadow of 3 Buddhas |
While touring The Six Banyon Tree Temple in GuangZhou, Uncle Morgan was able to arrange for our girls to recieve a Buddhist
Blessing. The ceremony was performed in a large meditation area of the temple that featured 3 giant gold Buddha statues that
were about 25-30 feet tall.
This ceremony is rarely performed for anyone other than a Buddhist, but since our girls were daughters of China, they
welcomed the chance to perform a blessing ceremony to wish them well in their new homes with their forever
families.
The ceremony lasted about 15 minutes with a lot of chanting and incense.
| Looking across the Pearl River |
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| From Shamian Island |
| Playing In The Park |
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| After School |
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| Duane, Madison, Annie & Morgan |
| View of GuangZhou |
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| From our room at The Victory Hotel |
| Shamian Park |
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| Ballroom Dancing |
| Six Banyon Tree Temple |
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| Duane & Noah after climbing to the top |
| Six Banyon Tree Temple |
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| At 9 stories high it gradually gets smaller at the top |
| Venturing across the Pearl River |
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| Friends we met on our journey |
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| Madison and a Buddhist Monk |
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| At Six Banyon Tree Temple in GuangZhou |
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| Front of school on Shamian Island |
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| Chinese man biking past a school yard |
| Friendship Garden |
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| Shamian Island |
| Friendship Park |
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| Shamian Island |
| Shamian Island |
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| More dancers in the park |
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