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The 8,800 lb Jade Buddha for Universal Peace is on display for a week at the Phap Hoa Temple in Wichita. The statue was carved in Thailand from stone found in Canada. After it's finished being shown around the world, it will reside at a temple in Australia. (April 13, 2011)

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Cuong Ho cleans the 8,800 lb Jade Buddha for Universal Peace at the Phap Hoa Temple in Wichita on Wednesday. The statue was carved in Thailand from stone found in Canada. After it's finished being shown around the world, it will reside at a temple in Australia. (April 13, 2011)

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A participates in a placement ceremony for the 8,800 lb Jade Buddha for Universal Peace at the Phap Hoa Temple in Wichita on Wednesday. The statue was carved in Thailand from stone found in Canada. After it's finished being shown around the world, it will reside at a temple in Australia. (April 13, 2011)

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A procession of monks walk away from the 8,800 lb Jade Buddha for Universal Peace at the Phap Hoa Temple in Wichita on Wednesday. The statue was carved in Thailand from stone found in Canada. After it's finished being shown around the world, it will reside at a temple in Australia. (April 13, 2011)

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A procession of monks walk away from the 8,800 lb Jade Buddha for Universal Peace at the Phap Hoa Temple in Wichita on Wednesday. The statue was carved in Thailand from stone found in Canada. After it's finished being shown around the world, it will reside at a temple in Australia. (April 13, 2011)

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Women pray in front of the 8,800 lb Jade Buddha for Universal Peace at the Phap Hoa Temple in Wichita on Wednesday. The statue was carved in Thailand from stone found in Canada. After it's finished being shown around the world, it will reside at a temple in Australia. (April 13, 2011)

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Residing Monk Thich Giac Minh climbs on to the 8,800 lb Jade Buddha for Universal Peace at the Phap Hoa Temple in Wichita on Wednesday. The statue was carved in Thailand from stone found in Canada. After it's finished being shown around the world, it will reside at a temple in Australia. (April 13, 2011)

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Travis Heying / The Wichita Eagle