3.4K views · 347 reactions | Amidst the hustle of Shanghai's beating...

5.8K views · 683 reactions | A new Jade Buddha statue has arrived at Palelai's Main Shrine at 11am on 23rd July 2022. This statue is especially significant because it bears semblance to the Emerald Buddha image kept in the Thai Royal Palace. Let us all rejoice in homage to the Triple Gem on this joyous occasion of the arrival of the new Buddha image  | Palelai Buddhist Temple | Facebook

At 2 a.m. on Lunar New Year’s Day, the crowds from the previous day waiting to enter Jade Buddha Temple had yet to dissipate. The temple had already sold more than 20,000 bowls of vegetarian noodles the previous day, despite the price of a bowl increasing for the special occasion, from the usual 25 yuan ($3.48) to 30 yuan for most people, and 50 yuan for the upstairs private rooms. Gu Xiheng, the head chef in the vegetarian food team at the Jade Buddha Temple, estimated that the revenue from sel