Borobudur Temple : The largest Hindu-Buddhist Monument in the world
22 November 2012
Categories : Culture and Heritage
Borobudur is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, located in Central Java, near Magelang, or forty kilometers west of Yogyakarta. This magnificent monument is the largest monument in the southern hemisphere and the greatest single piece of classical architecture in the entire archipelago.
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Tag : Borobudur, Understanding the Thousands of Relief Panels of Borobudur
Witnessing the Diversity of Indonesia at Borobudur Temple
26 November 2012
Categories : Culture and Heritage
A visit to the Temple of Borobudur is much more than the admiring the elegance of a 9th century Buddhist monument. It’s more than imagining that this great stone tribute was buried for ages beneath volcanic ash. It’s more than climbing over the world's largest Buddhist monument. It’s about witnessing the great diversity and the long history of these incredible islands known collectively today as Indonesia. Indonesia is an assemblage of over 17...
Tag : Borobudur, Understanding the Thousands of Relief Panels of Borobudur
Joy in the Stillness at Borobudur
29 November 2012
Categories : Culture and Heritage
It seemed that around every corner in Indonesia was something new to discover. We had long bus rides and frequent plane rides between islands that allowed me to ponder the newness of every experience. Every time I really did, I felt I might need to pinch myself. There are all kinds of love in this world and in the absence of the kind of romantic love that fuels so many lives, my great affair is learning and collecting new experiences. Borobudur was a moment in which...
Tag : Borobudur, Understanding the Thousands of Relief Panels of Borobudur
