Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Oakland Buddha

SOURCE: 
https://twitter.com/goodfriendraf/status/1627758549219565568?t=Por6mBzxeLowUw3Ojho1Vw&s=19
KEYWORDS: accountability, presence, holiness, holy

The Oakland Buddha statue, which was installed by a (non-buddhist) resident after being annoyed by the illegal dumping in the area... 

Dumping stopped, neighbors started using it as a shrine, & as of 2014, "criminal activity" in the area dropped by 82%.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Buddha


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