Borobudur: Golden Tales of the Buddhas (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780945971900)

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
ISBN-10: 0945971907
ISBN-13: 9780945971900
Publisher: Periplus Editions
Language: English
Published: 12/15/1996
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.75lbs
Size: 10.40h x 9.40w x 0.60d