Lotus Sutra Exhibition at The Arts House

This Friday, I went to The Arts House to view the Lotus Sutra Exhibition at The Arts House. It is about 5 to 10 minutes walk from the City Hall and Raffles Place MRT stations. 

"The Lotus Sutra-A Message of Peace and Harmonious Coexistence" is jointly organised The Institute of Oriental Philosophy(Japan), Dunhuang Academy (China) and Singapore Soka Association. Singapore is the 16th country to host this exhibition since 2006. 

At the exhibition, one of the guides shared with me the how the Lotus Sutra arrived in China. He shared the story of how Kumārajīva from the Kingdom of Kucha who translated many sutras, including the Lotus Sutra into Chinese language.

Before Kumarajiva passed on, he proclaimed that if his translation was true and according to the principles of Buddhism, his tongue would remain intact and not turn to ash. After cremation, the tongue was intact.

At the exhibition, I saw a statue of young Kumarajiva and many replicas of Lotus Sutra in various languages. Photography is not allowed in the exhibition. So I took photos from the brochures given to the visitors. 

The Lotus Sutra exhibition 
Venue: The Arts House, 1 Old Parliament Lane, Singapore 179429
Date: 1 to 25 October 2017
Time: 2pm to 9pm. (Last entry at 8pm) 
MRT: City Hall, Raffles Place, Clarke Quay
Free admission

 I like these beautiful paper lotus flower.

 There are engagement activities like Lotus flower origami.