Wednesday, March 19, 2008

The Virgin Buddha?


Our group walking towards a very unusual statue in Macau, a former Portuguese colony that is now a Special Administrative Region of China.  Like Macau, this statue is a blend of East and West; it depicts the Buddhist goddess Guan Yin, however she seems to be dressed like a Catholic nun, or perhaps the Virgin Mary.    Religious syncretism at its finest.

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