Holy books on display

Holy books on display

SEMARANG: Six religious communities in the Central Java
capital are holding an exhibition of scriptures as part of their
efforts to boost interreligious harmony.

Among the holy scriptures displayed are the Dhammapada written
in Chinese, English and Indonesian, the Koran written in Arabic
with Indonesian and English translation and the Bible in Hebrew,
Javanese, Indonesian and Arabic.

The collection of books vary in age. A Bible printed in
Javanese, for example, was published in 1932.

Thio Tiong Gie, a local Buddhist monk who is coorganizer of
the exhibition, said that the exhibition was aimed at promoting
tolerance and mutual respect among religious believers, which he
said had began to erode in the last couple of years.

The exhibition is being held at the Semarang Cathedral Church
from Sept. 5 to Sept. 7. -- JP