Buddhist peace pagoda in London

Title

Buddhist peace pagoda in London

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

14 May 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:03:24

Description

Report on the opening ceremony of a Buddhist peace pagoda in Battersea Park, London built by Japanese monks. With comment from leader of the GLC, Ken Livingstone who led the procession with and atop an elephant; Buddhist monk Junsei Terasawa. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Ken Livingstone; Junsei Terasawa

Keywords

Peace; Religion; GLC; Religious groups; Japan; Temples; Elephants; Monuments; Buddhism; Battersea Park, London; Monks

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