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The Grafton Peace Pagoda in Grafton, New York) was founded by nun Jun Yasuda, who serves as its caretaker, and was dedicated in The site, originally donated by local activist Hank Hazelton and built over several years by the surrounding communities, includes a temple, gardens, pond and the pagoda.
Grafton is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 2,051 at the 2020 census. [ 3 ] It is believed that the town received its name from Grafton , Vermont , [ 4 ] where the first town supervisor, Nathaniel Dumbleton, was originally from.
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New York State Route 2 (NY 2) is a state highway in the Capital District of New York in the United States. It extends for 30.89 miles (49.71 km) from an interchange with Interstate 87 (I-87) and NY 7 in the town of Colonie to the Massachusetts state line in Petersburgh , where it continues to Boston as Massachusetts Route 2 .
In 1985 the first peace pagoda in the United States was completed, the New England Peace Pagoda in Leverett, Massachusetts. The second US pagoda was built in 1993. There are currently three peace pagodas in the United States, and as of April 2022 there are plans for a fourth. [9] [10]
Dragon Springs, also known as the Mountain, [1] is a 427-acre (1.73 km 2) compound in Deerpark, New York, US that is the headquarters of the global Falun Gong new religious movement and the Shen Yun performance arts troupe. [2] Falun Gong founder and leader Li Hongzhi [a] lives near the compound, as do hundreds of Falun Gong adherents. Members ...
One of the peace walks passed through western Massachusetts, and the area was identified as a potential site for a peace pagoda. [1] The pagoda was completed in 1986, featuring a 100-foot-high dome and several statues of the Buddha, carved by Sri Lankan artisans. The site also contains a reflecting pool and rock garden. [2]
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