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.

Author: John N. Miksic
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: 02/28/2017
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 9.40h x 10.50w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780804848565
ISBN10: 0804848564
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Buddhism | General (see also Philosophy | Buddhist)
- Travel | Special Interest | Religious
- Travel | Asia | Southeast

About the Author
John N. Miksic, an archaeologist born in the USA, has lived in Southeast Asia since 1968. He has written numerous books on Indonesian sites and artifacts.