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xxxxxThe facade of the Mahayana Temple overlooks a busy three-way intersection on Canal Street in the heart of Chinatown Manhattan. It looks disconcertingly like a dynastic period Chinese building embedded in a modern western one. Sweeping green tiled roof, cinnabar red pillars, and a white railing protrude incongruously from a bland yellow concrete block. The visitors, numerous and mostly Chinese, do not seem much put off by its bizarre construction, forming a steady stream both coming and going. Inside, the temple looks more decidedly eastern. A towering gold Buddha statue overlooks the capacious main hall, which is flanked by shrines to the Bodhisattvas Guan-yin, Manjushri, Di-tsang, and Pu-shian.
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