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Higashi Honganji Assesses Damage, Security After Attack


Higashi Honganji Assesses Damage, Security After Attack
GoFundMe campaign launched to boost security at temple.
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By GWEN MURANAKA, Rafu Senior Editor
The graceful curved roof and ornate lanterns of Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple have long reflected the temple’s status as a sanctuary of peace and reflection within Little Tokyo.
Bishop Noriaki Ito noted that unlike Japan, the temple is constructed of concrete and that may have been a saving grace in the wake of a horrific act of vandalism last Thursday night.
An unidentified suspect scaled the fence, toppled two decorative metal lanterns and set fire to two wooden stands, melting the light fixtures on the pillars. ....

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Fire, vandalism rock Buddhist temple in Little Tokyo


Fire, vandalism rock Buddhist temple in Little Tokyo
A glass window was destroyed, two wooden lantern stands burned and two metallic lanterns vandalized at Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple in L.A. s Little Tokyo.
(Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)
Feb. 26, 2021 5:49 PM PT
Ash and charred wood still lined the 10-step concrete staircase ascending toward the entrance of Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo on Friday afternoon, the remnants of vandalism and a fire from the evening before.
A 12-foot-high glass window was destroyed by a lime-sized rock; two 6-foot wooden lantern stands were burned, causing the electrical lamps above them to melt and fray; and two 30-pound metallic lanterns were ripped off their concrete bases. ....

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