Katherine Nguyen stood with hands folded and head bowed at the altar of a Buddhist temple in Southern California. Related ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Rosemead’s Wei Mountain Temple displays thousands of relics purportedly from the Buddha, including bones and teeth ...

Police reported that an estimated 125,000 people worshipped the relic on the first day of the display - Copyright AFP Ishara S. KODIKARA Police reported that an ...

ROSEMEAD, Calif. (AP) — Katherine Nguyen stood with hands folded and head bowed at the altar of a Buddhist temple in Southern California. Before her were tooth and finger bone relics believed to ...