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Borobudur by John Miksic

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Borobudur

Golden Tales of the Buddhas

John Miksic, Anita Tranchini, Marcello Tranchini

Tuttle Publishing · Print & ebook · February 28, 2017

Reading lane: Southeast Asia Travel

With vivid photography and insightful commentary, this travel pictorial shines a light on the Buddhist art and architecture of Borobudur.

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Who It's For

Good for fans of BuddhismGood for readers who enjoy Southeast Asia Travel and Buddhist History.

Book Details

Authors
John Miksic, Anita Tranchini, Marcello Tranchini
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Published
February 28, 2017
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Southeast Asia Travel · Buddhist History
Reading lane
Southeast Asia Travel

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Publisher Categories

  • Buddhism — General

  • Southeast Asia Travel

  • Religious Travel & Pilgrimage

About This Book

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 to...

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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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