Immigrant Buddhism in Germany: Vietnamese Buddhism



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The huge prayer hall with its yard in front. To the very right, parts of the pagoda tower are visible. In front the Lotus fountain, centered with a figure of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, in Vietnamese Quan An. Quan An is depicted in its female form as Kuan–yin, symbol of support in need and misery. As observable, during main yearly festivals as Vesakh the Vietnamese monastery is visited by numerous people. Photo at the Vesakh festival, May 1999.