Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum

Craft / Relationship / Faith

A temple manifests with people’s reverence and awe for nature and spirits. Under such beliefs, people build temples as places for religious services and ceremonies. They also serve as a platform for communication between gods and people. A temple operationally transforms into a museum when it houses ancient artifacts, religious sculptures, and classical texts and presents them in such an educational fashion. The temple functions both as a museum and as a place for worship. It is the hub of all social activities and a center for information exchange and collective views of people in a society. Simply put, the temple is a living museum of the community.