BUDDHA EDEN Garden -Portugal
Posted by: h_raky
N 39° 16.520 W 009° 07.980
29S E 488528 N 4347339
An important Buddhist shrine in Bombarral-Portugal.
Waymark Code: WMAJM9
Location: Leiria, Portugal
Date Posted: 01/22/2011
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The Buddha Eden Garden is an area of about 35 hectares designed and conceived by Comendador José Berardo in response to the destruction of the Giant Bamyan Buddhas, sculpted in the rocks of the valley of Bamyan in central Afghanistan and which had for centuries been a cultural and spiritual reference.
It is a unique area, the largest garden of its kind in Europe, and there are few as something designed by the same person on the island of Madeira.
Tribute not only to the Oriental culture, but above all the diversity and integration.
Starting soon to be integrated in a somewhat surprising picture and rural Portuguese. Side by side with the Portuguese style architecture Oriental, or the vineyards lated by side with the typical Chinese Bamboo plant.
Getting there
From Lisbon and Leiria, motorway A8, Exit North Bombarral> Bombarral first roundabout > Quinta dos Loridos
At 80 km from Lisbon
Open to visitors?: Yes
Photography Permitted Inside?: Yes
Statue of the Buddha present?: Yes
Related Website: [Web Link]
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Photos of the shrine are strongly encouraged when permitted otherwise please refrain from taking pictures inside and in any case, generally have respect for the religious nature of the site.