Entering
the building, we see canopies suspended above each of the main images.
The canopies are exact replicas of the ceiling of the building itself,
each intended as a representation of the Buddhist paradise. The entire
building is in effect a multiple mini-paradise. Painted in each little
square inside the canopies is a tiny lotus flower, a Buddhist symbol of
purity and salvation because of its ability to grow and rise above the
muddy water. Lacy ornaments along the canopy edges enhance the heavenly
effect. Along the upper right-hand edge of the each canopy you will see
tiny figures. Seen more closely,