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KEALAKEKUA — The Hawaii Association of International Buddhists sponsored Buddha Day with a Sunday service at Kona Hongwanji Mission.
A legend tells that a dragon came from heaven at the time of the birth of the Buddha and poured scented water on the infant.
Nowadays, the infant Buddha is placed in a flower shrine, or Hanamido, and sweet tea is poured instead of scented water as a blessing.
Buddhists from around the island joined in the celebration.
