The Soul Forest: Doseon-sa Temple

Religious architecture

A stupa is a sheltered place for souls, a boundary between life and death, tradition and modernity, memorial and art. Thousands of years ago, in East Asian countries, rituals were carried out to engrave the name of a dead person on a tree and serve as a substitute for his/her soul. It was designed as a place to pray for deceased souls to take off the yoke of the Sabah world and sublimate in a space before going on to paradise. This project consists of 8 modern glass stupas, enshrining the Amitabha Buddha at the central altar and 8 bodhisattvas inside each stupa.