The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace is an 8-foot tall, 4-ton statue that was carved from an 18-ton boulder of translucent jade found in Canada in 2000. Since 2009 it has been on tour around the world, visiting 90 cities in 20 countries. Over 8 million people have made the pilgrimage to see it. It is in Charlotte now, at Minh Dang Quang, a Buddhist monastery and temple at 4310 W. Sugar Creek Road. It’ll be there through Sunday, May 17th, 2015. Visitors are welcome from 6:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. each day. There is no charge. 10,000 visitors are expected. Learn more about Buddhism and the Jade Buddha in this Charlotte Observer article.
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