Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s2.t7.5

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Now fast developing as the Buddhist pilgrim centre, almost all the major Buddhist countries have their temples here with each representative having the architecture of their respective native land. A Chinese temple was constructed in 1939 by donations from Fukienese Buddhists through the Kolkata-based Chinese Association in India. The modern Thai Temple there has a huge statue of Buddha. Recently, Koreans and Japanese too have built their temples besides one old one by Myanmar. It is now a part of much-travelled Buddhist tourist circuit.