Borobudur, Path to Enlightenment
For those always wanting to take a trip to Borobudur, this article from the Wall Street Journal is a primer on what to expect.
Borobudur, Path to Enlightenment
Wall Street Journal, 13 September 2008
Aerial photographs of Borobudur convey its stupendous mass — nearly two million cubic feet of fine-grained, mellow gray stone quarried from local riverbeds — but fail to give a sense of the monument’s transcendent beauty. Often described as the largest Buddhist monument in the world, Borobudur rises to a height of 400 feet, nearly as tall as Cheops’ pyramid, in a series of concentric terraces. Its walls are lined with exquisitely carved bas-reliefs illustrating episodes from the life of the Buddha and his teachings, amounting to more than a mile of continuous sculpture — and that doesn’t include 504 life-size statues of the Buddha.
Related Books:
- The Restoration of Borobudur (World Heritage Series)
- The Lost Temple of Java (History/Journey’s Into the Past) by P. Grabsky
- Barabudur
- Worshiping Siva and Buddha: The Temple Art of East Java by A. R. Kinney, M. J. Klokke and L. Kieven
- The Mysteries of Borobudur: Discover Indonesia Series by J. N. Miksic
- Borobudur by L. Frederic and J. Nou
- Borobudur: Golden Tales of the Buddhas (Periplus Travel Guides) by J. Miksic
- The Magnificence of Borobudur by D. D. Burhan
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September 23rd, 2008 at 6:47 pm
I would recommend checking out the fantastic documetnary The Lost Temple of Java by british director Phil Grabsky. Its all about Borobudur. The DVD is available to buy at http://www.seventh-art.com