In Singapore, you can (sort of) go to Hell and back.
Singapore's Haw Par Villa is a sprawling complex of sculptures, tree-lined walkways and exhibits focused on Buddhist beliefs. But there was only one part that any visitor wanted to talk about -- hell.For generations, children as young as six or seven were brought here on school field trips.
Ayadurai is the director of Singapore History Consultants , a non-governmental group that has taken over the management of some of the country's historic sites and modernized them for a new generation. Previously, the company masterminded the conversion ofNext up for SHC: Haw Par Villa. Local legend has it that while driving along the Tajong Pagar Road in Singapore one afternoon, Boon Haw's car had a flat tire. While he was waiting for it to be fixed, he fell in love with the spot he was stranded in and bought the land.
Ayadurai grew up in Singapore in a family with Ceylonese Tamil heritage and did his graduate studies in the UK. Unlike many Singaporeans, he only visited Haw Par for the first time as an adult, but when he did he was struck by how many elements of the Buddhist theology were similar to those in other faiths he'd studied.
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