A dark hall
An enclosed corridor shaped like the character 申. Only the statue you stop to look at is lit.
THE AXIAL HALL
500 Arhats · Online
NOT DRAWN. RECOGNIZED.
Walk slowly through a quiet, dark hall. Stop before an arhat and a light slowly rises; a verse appears on the wall beside it.
Enter the hallDevelopment preview: the hall and statues are placeholder models; the final scene is in production.
How to play
- Choose a walker, male or female, and enter the dark hall.
- On a computer, walk with WASD or the arrow keys and drag to turn. On a phone, use the joystick at the lower left and drag the screen to turn.
- Stand still before a statue for about 1.5 seconds. The light rises, then the title, the verses and the reading appear.
- When you have read it, keep walking, or light a lamp for this one in the demo.
The hall
Verses
Each arhat has a four-line Chinese verse and a separately written English poem.
Quiet
No timers, no rankings. You may walk away at any time.
A few of the arhats
No. 1 · 阿若憍陈如尊者
The First to Understand
Before the first name, a quiet room.
One figure seated, slightly apart.
Understanding arrives before the telling.
Nothing needs to begin yet.
No. 6 · 闻声得果尊者
The One Who Returns
Morning light on old stone.
No one asks an arrival to mean anything.
The surface holds, then clears.
Move once. Notice it.
No. 112 · 金首尊者
The One Who Keeps At It
The mountain, and a long pause.
Worn gold does not explain itself.
Nothing needs to be concluded.
Do the near thing first.
Questions
- Do I need to install anything?
- No. Open it in a recent browser on a computer or phone.
- Does it cost anything?
- Walking and reading the verses are free. Lighting a lamp and claiming are a demo flow for now; nothing is charged.
- What device do I need?
- A browser with WebGL 2. Phones automatically use lighter models.