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Borobudur: Golden Tales of the Buddhas

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.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 160
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780945971900
  • Genres
  • art, buddhism, history
  • Release date
  • 1996