Museum of Chinese in the Americas

Hello,

Just a quick question. Has anyone been to Museum of Chinese in the Americas and is it worth a visit.

Thanks :-)

Museum of Chinese in the Americas

The current location is on the second floor of a small building I believe on Mulberry or one of the side streets. I was there a few years ago after having gone to a similar museum in San Francisco and I was honestly very disappointed. In NYC the museum is very small with only a hand full of displays. Nothing to write home about. I think they might be, however, expanding in the future to a much larger space right across from a nice Kuan Yin temple (which is very worth the trip) that is on Lafayette Street. I have seen a sign on the first floor window but I bet that has been there for over a year now but it%26#39;s still not open ..... so who knows what%26#39;s up or the current status.

But please have a look at the Kuan Yin temple on Lafayette Street if you have a chance ..... Kuan Yin is the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy (she%26#39;s also an oracle who can tell your fortune). There is another similar temple on Mott Street (which is much smaller and probably more frequented by curious tourist) and there is also another temple on East Broadway at the foot of Canal (which is very large). Me and my wife always pop in the temple on Lafayette. It almost looks like it%26#39;s closed from outside but it doesn%26#39;t close till after 5:00. It doesn%26#39;t look like much from outside but you need to go in the see the gigantic 1,000 armed statue of Kuan Yin. If the monks and congregation are chanting ...... you%26#39;ll really feel like you%26#39;re in another world.

Museum of Chinese in the Americas

Thanks for the heads up. I think ill give it a skip and check out one of the temples instead.

Lotus-

is the one on Mott the one we call the Mazzola Temple? the whole alter is covered with bottles of Mazzola corn oil? and oranges?

do you know the significance of the Mazzola?

A visitor from San Francisco showed me that place

evening ..... the Mazzola oil is for the monks who like to grease down and mud wrestle in their spare time. Hahaha ..... that%26#39;s obviously a joke ...... no the oil is to keep the three flames that are floating in the oil. The flames represent the three gems of Buddhism. The Buddha, the Dharma (the teachings) and the Sangha (the monks %26amp; congregation)

BUDDHAM SARANAM GACCHAMI

I go to the Buddha for refuge.

DHAMMAM SARANAM GACCHAMI

I go to the Dhamma for refuge.

SANGHAM SARANAM GACCHAMI

I go to the Sangha for refuge.

Lotuspath,

I tried looking up the Kuan Yin temple on Lafayette Street but i can%26#39;t find anything. is that the official name for the temple and what is nearby so when i pay Chinatown a visit I will be able to find it.

Thanks :-)

but why Mazzola?

the image of monks wrestling in oil is going to stay with me forever - thanks! I%26#39;m still freaked out by the monk who was flirting with me in Chiang Mai in 1997!

nars