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DESCRIPTION: installation of four marble sculptures/statues honoring the following Buddhist deities:
- Happy Buddha: approximately 4-foot by 3-foot by 3-foot marble sculpture, on 1-foot by 4-foot by 4-foot granite base
- God of Longevity: approximately 5-foot by 3-foot by 3-foot marble sculpture, on 1-foot by 3-foot by 3-foot granite base
- God of Prosperity: approximately 5-foot by 3-foot by 3-foot marble sculpture, on 1-foot by 3-foot by 3-foot granite base
- God of Fortune: approximately 6-foot by 3-foot by 3-foot marble sculpture, on 1-foot by 4-foot by 4-foot granite base
LOCATION: north entrance to the Phước Lộc Thọ / Asian Garden Mall, 9200 Bolsa Avenue, Westminster, California, USA
Happy Buddha
INSCRIPTION:"BEFORE BECOMING A BUDDHA. RELIEVING ALL LIVING CREATURES OF SUFFERING. HE LED A RELIGIOUS LIFE WITH EMPHASIS ON CHARITY, OBSERVING THE COMMANDMENTS, SHOWING MERCY AND DEVELOPING THTE INTELLIGENCE OF MAN. HE INCARNATED AS A MONK DURING THE TANG DYNASTY AND WAS THOUGHT TO RESEMBLE THIS STATUE."
God of Longevity
INSCRIPTION:"AS A MINISTER IN THE SERVICE OF KING YAO, HE IS KNOWN AS THE MASTER IN THE ART OF LIVING A LONG AND HEALTHY LIFE. HE LIVEDOVER 700 YEARS AND HIS 49 WIVES AND 54 CHILDREN DIED BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY."
God of Prosperity
INSCRIPTION:"A KING IN THE CHOU DYNASTY, WHOSE LOVE OF HIS PEOPLE AND DILIGENCE IN GOVERNING THE COUNTRY MADE HIS KINGDOM ONE OF THE MOST PROSPEROUS IN CHINESE HISTORY. HE HAD MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED SONS. FOR HIS ATTRIBUTES AND ATTAINMENTS, HE IS KNOWN AS THE GOD OF PROSPERITY."
God of Fortune
INSCRIPTION:"A LEGENDARY FIGURE, HE AND FOUR OTHER GENERALS UNDER HIS COMMAND WERE SAID TO BE THE FIVE GODS WHO CONTROL THE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH."
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