With its innumerable stone reliefs, its stupas and masterly statues of Buddha, Borobudur is the greatest example of Indonesian religious art. The site was probably abandoned in the fifteenth century ...
“Borobudur stands with Angkor in Cambodia, Lalibela in Ethiopia and Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia, among the finest treasures of the world’s religions,” wrote Buddhist scholar Stephen Bachelor ...
Borobudur Temple is a relic of the Ancient Mataram Kingdom and a historical site that became part of the history of the development of Buddhism in Indonesia. Barabudur Temple is located in ...
On the night of the full moon, thousands of lit lanterns take flight at Borobudur, the world’s largest Buddhist monument, creating a breathtaking illuminated show for spectators. The practice of ...
Borobudur is the largest buddhist temple in ... its intricate designs something to marvel at but the surrounding jungle ...
You can, I think, say that Buddhism was the first religion to go global, but it was never an exclusive faith, and at roughly the time that Borobudur was rising out of the landscape, great Hindu ...