BOROBUDUR, John Miksic

Judul/Title: Borobudur: Golden Tales of the Buddhas
Penulis/Author: John Miksic
Penerbit/Publisher: Periplus
Edisi/Edition: I, 1991
Halaman/Pages: 157
Dimensi/Dimension: 24 x 26.5 x 2 cm
Sampul/Cover: Soft Cover
Bahasa/Language: English
Harga/Price: Rp. 374.000,-
Call No.: 910/Mik/b

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 enlightment, and one ascend 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 symbolize the formless world of pure knowledge and perfection.