Part educational facility, part house of worship, this five-storey spiritual sanctuary includes meditation halls and seemingly endless serenity. Take the elevator up for a seat by the wishing fountain in the modest rooftop garden and ponder the eternal.
Pu Ji Si Buddhist Research Centre
Singapore
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