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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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