Very unusual lights have regularly appeared in photographs taken of the Jade Buddha for Universal Peace. These lights first appeared at Quán Thế Âm temple in Đà Nẵng. They then appeared at every other showing of the Jade Buddha in Vietnam: Dai Tong Lam temple, Pho Quang temple, Hoang Phap temple, Van An temple and Phat Tich temple. The same lights are now appearing in Australia and perhaps the most magnificent “Mandala Light” so far has appeared at Van An temple in outer Sydney.

These lights, which are always the same shape and design, have been photographed in many different atmospheric conditions on many different cameras and now in different countries. But not all people seem to be able to take these photographs. The lights have been called “Mandala Lights” because of the symmetrical design which has a similarity to a Buddhist mandala. The lights appear to be semi-transparent and while they appear to be largely white when enlarged they are seen to be made up of many colours. Enlargements of the lights have also shown wonderful and colourful patterns within the lights.