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New York, New York: Atomic Buddhist Statue

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Address:
331 Riverside Dr., New York, NY
Directions:
On the east side of Riverside Drive, between 105th and 106th Sts, in front of a Buddhist temple.
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Atomic Buddhist Statue

A big, bombproof Buddhist statue has weathered the rigors of New York City after surviving the atomic blast that destroyed Hiroshima.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [01/30/2010]

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The Atomic Buddhist.

Atomic Buddhist Statue

The staff of the Atomic Buddhist has turned green and is much shorter than before. An act of vandalism, or the long term effects of atomic radiation?

[Mike Gassmann, 05/31/2019]

The Buddha said "Radiance cannot be hidden."


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