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Buddah Shrine
The Buddha statue is believed to date all the way back to 1100 A.D. The statue, sometimes called the “Tobasco Buddha”, was sent to Jungle Gardens founder E.A. McIlhenny, “Mr. Ned”, in 1936 as a gift from two family friends. The statue was sent from Manhattan where it sat unclaimed in a warehouse for an undetermined amount of time.
Some sources say the Buddha statue was sent to New York City in the 1920s by a Chinese warlord. I couldn’t find any information on who exactly this warlord could have been.
The centuries-old Buddha sits atop one of seven “Hills of Knowledge” located in Jungle Gardens.
In recent years, the shrine has also become an active place of worship for local Buddhists, who conduct a number of ceremonies there throughout the year, most notably on Buddha’s birthday.
Read More: The Story Behind The 900-Year-Old Buddha Statue At Avery Island's Jungle Gardens | 973thedawg.com/the-story-behind-the-900-year-old-buddha-s...
Buddah Shrine
The Buddha statue is believed to date all the way back to 1100 A.D. The statue, sometimes called the “Tobasco Buddha”, was sent to Jungle Gardens founder E.A. McIlhenny, “Mr. Ned”, in 1936 as a gift from two family friends. The statue was sent from Manhattan where it sat unclaimed in a warehouse for an undetermined amount of time.
Some sources say the Buddha statue was sent to New York City in the 1920s by a Chinese warlord. I couldn’t find any information on who exactly this warlord could have been.
The centuries-old Buddha sits atop one of seven “Hills of Knowledge” located in Jungle Gardens.
In recent years, the shrine has also become an active place of worship for local Buddhists, who conduct a number of ceremonies there throughout the year, most notably on Buddha’s birthday.
Read More: The Story Behind The 900-Year-Old Buddha Statue At Avery Island's Jungle Gardens | 973thedawg.com/the-story-behind-the-900-year-old-buddha-s...