Garden of One Thousand Buddhas

[3] Following a traditional Buddhist method,[4] Sang-Ngag claimed to have chosen the location immediately upon seeing it, recalling a prophetic dream from his youth which corresponded to the garden's landscape.

Five hundred feet in diameter,[1] the path is composed of an outer ring and eight symmetrical lines stemming from the central statue of Yum Chenmo.

[8] It is Sang-ngag's intention that the garden will inspire Buddhist ideals of joy, wisdom, and compassion in a place where Eastern philosophy is not widely known,[9] thus bringing all beings closer to enlightenment: the sworn goal of Boddhisatvas.

The garden's center is for ceremonial gatherings, and has been used as a venue for mass or individual prayer, speeches, musical performances,[8] and shared spiritual practices with the local Salish-Kootenai people.

[11] Certain similar beliefs, and a shared history of persecution in their native lands have been described as uniting factors between the Buddhists and people of the Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes.