[Buddha-l] Something nice for a change...

[Dan Lusthaus]

The flower Youtan Polouo 优昙婆罗花 is supposed to be a sign that Maitreya 
Buddha is visiting. For all you messianic Buddhists, here are some more 
reports with photos.

http://momopost.blogspot.com/2007/09/legendary-youtan-poluo.html

For more sightings with pictures
http://tinyurl.com/yklycx6

This appears to be the Buddhist version of seeing the Virgin Mary in 
waterstains on the side of a building.

If you don't want all this debunked, don't go to
http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2007/06/20/flowers-grow-on-steel-pipe-in-china.htm

or

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chrysopa-sp-huevos.jpg

Dan