Museum of World Religions

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The Museum of World Religions (世界宗教博物館) is a museum in Yonghe, Taipei County, Taiwan. It was founded by the Buddhist monk Yang Chin-sheng and set up through the Ling Jiou Mountain Buddhist Foundation. The museum was opened in 2001 by Hsin Tao (心道). The Taiwanese architect and educator Han Pao-teh was the first curator.

The museum presents exhibits on ten different major world religions. It also features a model called "Avatamsaka World" illustrating the Avatamsaka Sutra.

[edit] See also

• Buddhism in Taiwan

[edit] External links

• Museum website