This Buddah
This Buddah
Was built for the
Shonfa Temple
located northeast of Peking, by the order of
Emperor Hui-Tsung
1101-1125
Its builder was Chon-Ha-Chin, most noted of ancient Buddah makers.
The temple was looted by a rebel general who took the statue as part of his loot and sent it to New York to be sold.....
The statue came to the notice of two friends of E.L. McIlhenny who purchased it and sent it to him as a gift in 1936.
Buddah Speaks
Peacefully I rest
Upon this lagoon's bank
as pale green bamboos
sway above my throne.
Clouds of blossoms
soften the sifted light
falling golden and misty
Through the boughs above.
Long days of travel
brought me from my home,
yet I have known
no hour of calmer rest.
My thoughts are
like the swaying bamboos' crest
waved to and fro
above the rippling stream
clear and blue
as from a glorious dream.
E.L.McIlhenny
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 29° 54.512′ N, 91° 54.988′ W. Marker is on Avery Island, Louisiana, in Iberia Parish. It can be reached from Jungle
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Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Acadiana Cajun Country and specifically in Bayou Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, Acadia, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: This Buddha (here, next to this marker); Buddha (within shouting distance of this marker); Boat House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Survey Tree (about 500 feet away); The Cleveland Oak (about 700 feet away); Sunken Gardens (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bird City (approx. Ό mile away); McIlhenny (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in
More about this marker. This is stop #8. You must walk to the Buddah temple to get to markers.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 472 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 15, 2018.
