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Borobudur: Golden Tales of the Buddhas

Borobudur: Golden Tales of the Buddhas

Paperback

Series: Periplus Travel Guides

BuddhismGeneral ArchitectureSoutheast Asia

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ISBN10: 0945971907
ISBN13: 9780945971900
Publisher: Periplus Editions
Published: Dec 15 1996
Pages: 160
Weight: 1.75
Height: 0.60 Width: 9.40 Depth: 10.40
Language: English
With vivid photography and insightful commentary, this travel pictorial shines a light on the Buddhist art and architecture of Borobudur.

The glorious ninth-century Buddhist stupa of Borobudur--the largest Buddhist monument in the world--stands in the midst of the lush Kedu Plain of Central Java in Indonesia, where it is visited annually by over a million people.

Borobudur contains more than a thousand exquisitely carved relief panels extending along its many terraces for a total distance of more than a kilometer. These are arranged so as to take the visitor on a spiritual journey to enlightenment, and one ascends the monument past scenes depicting the world of desire, the life story of Buddha, and the heroic deeds of other enlightened beings--finally arriving at the great circular terraces at the top of the structure that symbolizes the formless world of pure knowledge and perfection.

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