November 1, 2010
Source: The Buddhist Channel/Antara News
http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=58,9644,0,0,1,0
A replica of Burma’s famous Shwedagon Pagoda was officially opened in North Sumatra on Sunday in a ceremony attended by hundreds of Buddhist monks from across Asia.
Construction of the pagoda, which shares the same name as the original in Burma, began three years ago on three hectares of land at Lumbini Park in Tonggo village, Karo subdistirct, near the Brastagi tourism development region, some 50 kilometers south of Medan.