Borobudur
Golden Tales of the Buddhas
Tuttle Publishing · Print & ebook · February 28, 2017
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
- Borobudur’s carved terraces trace Buddhist art from the world of desire toward enlightenment.
- Themes
- Buddhist art and architecture, Enlightenment, Buddha’s life and deeds
- Genres
- Travel Photography, Landmarks & Monuments, Buddhism - General
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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.
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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.
Borobudur’s Carved Terraces
Borobudur’s carved terraces trace Buddhist art from the world of desire toward enlightenment.
Come here for
- Carved relief panels across Borobudur’s terraces
- Scenes of Buddha’s life and other enlightened beings’ deeds
Expect
- An ascent past scenes of desire and Buddha’s life
- Circular terraces symbolizing the formless world of pure knowledge and perfection
Where it sits
| Buddhism - General | 45% |
|---|---|
| Travel Photography | 40% |
| Landmarks & Monuments | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Buddhism - General
- Southeast Asia Travel
- Pilgrimage & Sacred Travel
- Authors
- John N. Miksic
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Published
- February 28, 2017
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Buddhist art and architecture · Enlightenment · Buddha’s life and deeds
- Reading lane
- Buddhism - General