Hall of Myriad Paths progress

IToday's numbers

IIBuild log

1. 
   30 September 2026Photographs

   Real photographs for 24 places of batch 4

   Openly licensed photographs obtained for 24 of the 30 places in the fourth batch of stage A, from the Malé Friday Mosque, Sulayman-Too and Old Orhei to the Temple in the Sea, Ambohimanga and Agadez. Six places still need a correct photograph (Kuwait, Kingston, Cap-Haïtien, Kibeho, Mulivai, Nukuʻalofa).

   See this place: Al Fateh Grand Mosque
2. 
   29 September 2026New places

   One place for every country, batch 4: 30 new countries

   One place for every country, fourth batch: 30 articles written for 30 more countries in the Gulf, maritime Southeast Asia, Central Asia, the European microstates, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, Greenland, Africa and Oceania (Malé Friday Mosque, Sulayman-Too, Old Orhei, Nidhe Israel Synagogue, the Temple in the Sea, Kibeho, Ambohimanga, Grand Bassin, Agadez and others). Awaiting openly licensed photographs.

   See this place: Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque
3. 
   29 September 2026Photographs

   Real photographs for 29 places of batch 3

   Openly licensed photographs obtained for 29 of the 30 places in the third batch of stage A, from Roskilde Cathedral, Hallgrímskirkja and the Gate of Dawn to Ostrog Monastery, Esquipulas and Larabanga. A suitable photograph of Caacupé is still being sought.

   See this place: Roskilde Cathedral
4. 
   29 September 2026New places

   One place for every country, batch 3: 30 new countries

   One place for every country, third batch: 30 articles written for 30 more countries in the Nordic and Baltic region, the Balkans, Latin America, the Caribbean, Oceania and Africa (Roskilde Cathedral, Hallgrímskirkja, the Gate of Dawn, Ostrog Monastery, Copacabana, Esquipulas, Larabanga and others). Awaiting openly licensed photographs.

   See this place: Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg
5. 
   29 September 2026Photographs

   Real photographs for 30 places of batch 2

   Openly licensed photographs obtained for all 30 places in the second batch of stage A, from St. Stephen's Cathedral, Rila and Svetitskhoveli to Djenné, Namugongo and Luján.

   See this place: Cathedral of Our Lady (Antwerp)
6. 
   29 September 2026Milestone

   Hall of Myriad Paths is launched to the world

   Hall of Myriad Paths opens its doors to everyone. It is not the day it was finished. It is the day the doors open on a work that grows every day.

7. 
   28 September 2026New places

   One place for every country, batch 2: 30 new countries

   One place for every country, second batch: 30 articles written for 30 more countries in Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America (St. Stephen's Cathedral, Rila Monastery, Svetitskhoveli, Etchmiadzin, al-Qarawiyyin, Djenné, Namugongo, Luján and others). Awaiting openly licensed photographs.

   See this place: St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
8. 
   28 September 2026Milestone

   174 symbols become raised 3D forms

   174 symbols become raised 3D forms in the main hall. Visitors choose their own branch before making an offering. A public record of milestones is added.

9. 
   27 September 2026Milestone

   The Symbols and Branches section opens

   141 pages of branches and schools, each in Vietnamese and English.

10. 
    26 September 2026Milestone

    The 1,000th heartfelt offering

    At 00:27 on 26 September 2026 the counter reached 1,000 offerings, 19 days and 2 hours after the first.

11. 
    25 September 2026Photographs

    Real photographs for 29 places of batch 1

    Openly licensed photographs obtained for 29 of the 30 places in the first batch of stage A. The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque has no suitable photograph yet and keeps a colour card for now.

    See this place: Temple of Confucius, Qufu
12. 
    25 September 2026Milestone

    Scriptures and Mantras for all 19 faiths

    One text each that the faithful recite every day, in four columns: original, transliteration, Vietnamese and English. A read-along player is added, with human recordings for 7 texts.

13. 
    24 September 2026New places

    One place for every country, batch 1: 30 new countries

    One place for every country, first batch: 30 articles written for 30 countries that had no place yet, one of the most notable places in each (Bulguksa, the Temple of Confucius in Qufu, Angkor Wat, Borobudur, Masjid al-Haram, St Peter's Basilica, Guadalupe and others). Awaiting openly licensed photographs.

    See this place: Bulguksa
14. 
    24 September 2026Photographs

    Real photographs for the new places abroad

    Openly licensed photographs for 29 of the 30 second-batch places, each checked by eye, 3 swapped. The Basilica of Saint Servatius has no suitable photograph yet and keeps a colour card.

15. 
    24 September 2026New places

    The Places section reaches further abroad

    Stage 4, second batch: 30 new articles, three per country, bringing places outside Vietnam to 50. The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam is the first Jewish site in the library. Awaiting openly licensed photographs.

16. 
    24 September 2026Milestone

    3D offerings for all 19 faiths

    The main hall adopts the goal of one billion heartfelt offerings. 3D offerings are built for all 19 faiths, each with its true gesture, offerings and real sizes. The counter is divided into milestones that record the days taken and the giver.

17. 
    16 September 2026Photographs

    Real photographs for the new places abroad

    Openly licensed photographs (Wikimedia Commons) obtained for the first 20 places, each checked by eye, 15 swapped and 3 re-searched to show the right building. The 20 pages go live.

18. 
    16 September 2026New places

    The Places section reaches further abroad

    Stage 4 opened. Maps and flags for ten countries, a priority list of 33 places, and the first batch of 20 articles written (two per country), awaiting openly licensed photographs and English versions.

19. 
    15 September 2026Milestone

    The library frame and a main hall of 19 shrines

    The library gets its own frame and a main hall of 19 shrines, in Vietnamese and English, a section of sacred places in Vietnam, and a new logo: the Earth at the centre with a rim in the five colours of the Five Elements.

20. 
    06 September 2026Milestone

    The first offering in the main hall

    At 21:41 on 6 September 2026 the first offering was made in the main hall, offering number 1.

IIIThe road ahead

The timings are plans, not promises. Accuracy comes before speed: a place without solid sources is not published yet.

1. A
   Stage A. One place for every countryIn progress

   Added in batches of 30, expected to finish in October 2026. Countries with ongoing conflicts come last, each with its own writing rules: religious history, architecture and festivals only, no politics. Five disputed territories: Master Ung Khiem will decide how to cover them once the other countries are done.

2. B
   Stage B. A real photograph for every placeIn progress

   Alongside stage A. One openly licensed photograph per place, with its author credited. Every photograph is checked by eye and wrong places are rejected. Where no good photograph exists, a colour card stays in its place.

3. C
   Stage C. Depth in every countryComing

   From late 2026. Once every country has one place, second and third places follow, first for the countries with the most readers and for faiths not yet represented there.

4. D
   Stage D. English articles for every placeComing

   The frame, maps and country pages are already bilingual. Each place's own article will gain its English version in turn.

5. E
   Stage E. Scriptures and mantras, round twoComing

   One more daily text for each faith, in the same four columns. More openly licensed human recordings for the texts that lack one.

6. F
   Stage F. The main hall and the counterIn progress

   Next milestone: 10,000 heartfelt offerings, then 100,000. Each milestone records the days taken and the giver's name.

7. G
   Stage G. Community contributionsAlways open

   Always open. Every place page has a form for photos and facts. Contributions are checked against sources, and contributors are credited.

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