Figure 1. The Lotus Sutra Exhibition symbolically opened by a ribbon-cutting ceremony
On September 10, 2019, The Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center attended the opening of the Lotus Sutra Exhibition (Pameran Sutra Bunga Teratai) at the library of the University of Indonesia. The exhibition is being held at the library of the University of Indonesia from September 10 to September 24, 2019, and will be held at Soka Gakkai Indonesia Cultural Center from September 29 to October 27, 2019.
The exhibition is organized by Soka Gakkai Indonesia, in collaboration with the University of Indonesia, National Museum of Indonesia, Dunhuang Academy (China), and The Institute of Oriental Philosophy (Japan). Many Institutions also support this event; one of them is The Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC).
This exhibition aims to introduce the philosophy of Lotus Sutra, a sacred scripture of Buddhism, as one of the legacies of humanity’s wisdom, which proposes a new perspective for modern peace and harmony in society. There are original collections and replicas of manuscripts, paintings, rare Buddhist relics, and the imitation of Dunhuang cave.
Lotus Sutra Exhibition symbolically opened by a ribbon-cutting ceremony by representative of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Indonesia; representative of the Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia, representative of the Ministry of Religion of Indonesia; the First Lady of the fourth President of Indonesia, Mrs. Sinta Nuriyah Wahid; Executive Director of The Institute of Oriental Philosophy, Rector of the University of Indonesia, and Chairperson of Soka Gakkai Indonesia.
