ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
SINGAPORE --- The Asian Civilizations Museum presents "
Exploring The Cosmos: The Stupa as a Buddhist Symbol" through August 18, 2013 at Empress Place. The
stupa is the principal and most characteristic monument of Buddhism. This exhibition features 29 works from the ACM’s collection, covering a period from the 3rd to the 19th century, as well as a hanging mobile stupa by the internationally renowned Thai artist
Jakkai Siributr. Stupas can take on different forms; they can be domed, cylindrical, or pyramidal. The domed shape originates in simple burial mounds. Its original purpose was to enclose relics associated with the Buddha or Buddhism. The
pagodas of China and Japan are also an extension of these ideas.
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