| Borobudur: Golden Tales of the Buddhas Original Edition Contributor(s): Miksic, John N. (Author), Tranchini, Anita (Photographer), Tranchini, Marcello (Photographer) |
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ISBN: 0945971907 ISBN-13: 9780945971900 Publisher: Periplus Editions OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Buddhism - General (see Also Philosophy - Buddhist) - Travel | Asia - Southeast - Architecture | Buildings - Religious |
| Dewey: 726.143 |
| Series: Periplus Travel Guides |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 9.4" W x 10.4" (1.75 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
