BOROBUDUR

or Boroboederboth: bōˌrōboodoorˈ, ruins of one of the finest Buddhist monuments, in central Java, Indonesia. Built by the Sailendras of Sumatra, this magnificent shrine dates from about the 9th cent. It is a huge, truncated pyramid covered with intricately carved blocks of stone that illustrate the life of the Buddha and his teachings according to Mahayana Buddhist doctrine. A seated Buddha within may be seen from three platforms above the seven stone terraces that encircle the pyramid.

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books on: Borobudur  - 165 results

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Indonesia: The Art of an Island Group
Book by Frits A. Wagner; McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1959
Subjects: Art--Indonesia--History
...E. Keep, Dr. Phil. Bas-relief from Borobudur, Gallery 3, North Side. Shailendra dynasty...Bas-relief from Borobudur. Central Java...84 Borobudur general view . Central Java...
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Indonesia: The Art of an Island Group
Book by Frits A. Wagner, Ann E. Keep; McGraw-Hill, 1959
Subjects: Art--Indonesia--History
...Ann E. Keep, Dr. Phil. Bas-relief from Borobudur, Gallery 3, North Side. Shailendra dynasty...Bas-relief from Borobudur. Central Java 3...84 Borobudur general view . Central Java...
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Narrative Sculpture and Literary Traditions in South and Southeast Asia
Book by Marijke J. Klokke; Brill, 2000
Subjects: Art And Literature--Asia, Southeastern, Art And Literature--South Asia, Art, Hindu--Asia, Southeastern, Art, Hindu--South Asia, Buddhist Art And Symbolism--Asia, Southeastern, Buddhist Art And Symbolism--South Asia
...Sculpture, text and tradition at Borobudur: a reconsideration 1 by Jan Fontein...balustrade of the first gallery of Borobudur as illustrations of the idtakamdld (see...an additional number of jdtakas at Borobudur and in 1920 twenty murals at Ajanta...
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Sacred Biography in the Buddhist Traditions of South and Southeast Asia
Book by Juliane Schober; University of Hawaii Press, 1997
Subjects: Buddhist Hagiography--History And Criticism, Buddhist Saints--Biography--History And Criticism, Gautama Buddha
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Construction Techniques in South and Southeast Asia: A History
Book by Jacques Dumarcay, Barbara Silverstone, Raphaelle Dedourge; Brill, 2005
Subjects: Building--Asia, Building--Asia, Southeastern
...construction of monuments as large as the Borobudur, it is not so much due to the scarce...no technical directions. However, in Borobudur, a carpenter is represented working with...domains other than architecture. Thus, Borobudur of the 8 Ih and 9`I centuries is today...
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journal articles on: Borobudur  - 18 results

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Esoteric Buddhism in Southeast Asia in the Light of Recent Scholarship
Journal article by Hiram Woodward; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 35, 2004
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Indian esoteric Buddhism: A social history of the Tantric movement (Book)--Book reviews
...second and third galleries of Chandi Borobudur in Java. Subsequently, terms appear in...current--the Buddhism, essentially, of Borobudurs narrative reliefs--but there were elements...text. Founded around the same time as Borobudur, and aligned with it, is the temple Chandi...
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Early Burmese Urbanization: Research and Conservation
Journal article by John N. Miksic; Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, Vol. 40, 2001
Subjects: Cities and towns, Ruined, extinct, etc.--Myanmar, Myanmar--Antiquities, Travel industry--Myanmar, Urban archaeology--Myanmar, Urbanization--Myanmar
...attractions in the world are heritage assets such as the Parthenon, the Pyramids, the Great Wall of China, Angkor Wat, and Borobudur. Cultural tourism has been the subject of several international conferences held in Southeast Asia in the past few years...
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Seductive Mediators: The Nuuraa Performer's Ritual Persona as a Love Magician in Kelantanese Thai Society
Journal article by Irving Chan Johnson; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 30, 1999
Subjects: Folk art--Thailand, Indigenous peoples--Thailand, Supernatural in literature--Thailand
...explorations of the narrative as it occurs on Borobudur reliefs in Java, see Padmanabh Jaini...Sudhana-Manohara: An Analysis of the Texts and the Borobudur Reliefs", Bulletin of the School of Oriental...Studies 29 (1966): 533-58; and John Miksic, Borobudur: Golden Tales of the Buddhas (Jakarta...
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Southeast Asia: From Prehistory to History
Journal article by Holger Warnk; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 37, 2006
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Southeast Asia: From Prehistory to History (Book)--Book reviews, The Archaeology of the Aru Islands, Eastern Indonesia (Book)--Book reviews
...S0022463406820795 Books on Southeast Asian archaeology often have a focus on the great classical civilisations of Angkor, Pagan or the Borobudur, tending to overlook the various prehistoric cultures of the subcontinent and their role in history. The two books reviewed...
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Architecture and Its Models in South-East Asia
Journal article by Eleanor Mannikka; Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, Vol. 44, 2005
Subjects: Architecture and Its Models in South-East Asia (Book)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews
...Instead, he covers a multiplicity of temples ranging from the Borobudur to the Bakheng in a hopscotch fashion that inevitably leaves...gaps from large to small. For example, he tells us that the Borobudur was constructed in three stages: the first stage comprised...
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magazine articles on: Borobudur  - 16 results

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Time Travel: If You're after More Than a Tan from Your Next Holiday, Let Rough Guides Authors Robin Eagles, Mark Ellingham, Michael Haag, Ian Littlewood, Gordon W McLachlan, Neil Roland and Justin Wintle Lead You around Some of the World's Great Historical Sites
Magazine article by Robin Eagles, Mark Ellingham, Michael Haag, Ian Littlewood, Gordon W Mclachlan, Neil Roland, Justin Wintle; Geographical, Vol. 75, February 2003
Subjects: Travel industry--Services, Web sites--Directories
...holidays to Turkey Stories in stone BOROBUDUR, JOGJAKARTA, INDONESIA: EIGHTH TO NINTH...one of Buddhisms foremost monuments, Borobudur. A giant stupa arranged in nine terraces...all the fuss is about. For not only is Borobudur adorned with hundreds of brilliantly...
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2003 International Trips
Magazine article; Sierra, Vol. 87, September 2002
...Best of Bali: Islands of the Gods, Plus Lombak Island and Borobudur Temple, Indonesia. May 12-24. Our trip brings us closer to...is several decades behind Bali in development, and to the Borobudur Temple on Java, which is truly one of the great wonders of...
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2003 International Trips
Magazine article; Sierra, Vol. 87, November 2002
...Best of Bali: Islands of the Gods, Plus Lombak Island and Borobudur Temple, Indonesia. May 12-24. Our exotic adventure brings...is several decades behind Bali in development, and to the Borobudur Temple on Java, which is truly one of the great wonders of...
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Visions of Antiquity
Magazine article; Geographical, Vol. 74, January 2002
Subjects: Photographers--Biography, Photography--Developing and developers, Sacred space--Portrayals, depictions, etc.
...undiscovered beneath the desert sands ILLUSTRATION OMITTED Caption: TOP RIGHT: Borobudur, Indonesia, 1996. The eighth-century Buddhist stupa of Borobudur was built by the Sailendra dynasty between 750 and 850 AD. Its great stone mountain...
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Middle East's Oasis of Peace
Magazine article by Ian Jackson; Geographical, Vol. 73, January 2001
Subjects: Jordan--Description and travel, Travel industry--Jordan
...deserves to be mentioned alongside other ancient wonders such as Syrias Palmyra, Cambodias Angkor Wat, Machu Picchu in Peru and Borobudur in Indonesia. Ironically, in a country that craves peace, it took the regions bloodiest conflict in years, the Gulf War...
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newspaper articles on: Borobudur  - 8 results

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Battle of the Buddhas; Head for Heights: A Giant Buddha at the Borobudur Temple (Inset)
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 24, 2008
...Head for Heights: A Giant Buddha at the Borobudur Temple (Inset). Byline: Charles Legge...is now the biggestBuddha statue? THE Borobudur Temple in Indonesia, built between 750...relief panelsand 504 Buddha statues. Borobudur was the main site of Buddhist pilgrimage...
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Battle of the Buddhas; Standing Tall: A Giant Buddha at the Borobudur Temple in Indonesia
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 24, 2008
...Standing Tall: A Giant Buddha at the Borobudur Temple in Indonesia. Byline: CHARLES...isnow the biggest Buddha statue? THE Borobudur Temple in Indonesia, built between 750AD...relief panelsand 504 Buddha statues. Borobudur was the most significant Buddhist temple...
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Exploring the Birth of Buddhism
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), July 29, 2004
...integral part of Buddhism. Another destination featured is Borobudur, in the central Highlands of Java, Indonesia. It is the largest...the world and took almost 100 years to build. Originally Borobudur was intended as a centre of pilgrimage - a kind of Buddhist...
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Golwg Ar Fyd Y Rhai Sy'n Adeiladu I Glodfori Bwda
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), July 31, 2004
...yn rhan gynhenid o Fwdiaeth. Cyrchfan arall syn cael sylw yn y rhaglen yw Borobudur yn Ucheldiroedd Canoldir Java, Indonesia. Meddai John Ogwen: ``Cymerodd Borobudur bron i 100 mlynedd iw adeiladu a dymar gyrchfan Fwdiaidd fwyaf yn y byd...
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Notes on a Smallplanet; Where Does Amanda Harlech Down Dirty Martinis, and Rageh Omaar Eat Prawns on the Beach? ES Asks the Well-Travelled for Their Best Destinations
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), March 17, 2006
...Java Its the most beautifully designed hotel that I have seen in the past 25 years. It completely complements the mighty Borobudur, the largest Buddhist sanctuary in the world (www.amanresorts.com; 00 62 293 788 333). * Amanpulo Hotel, Pamalican, Philippines...
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encyclopedia articles on: Borobudur  - 6 results

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Borobudur
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BOROBUDUR or Boroboeder both: bo roboodoor , ruins of one of the finest Buddhist monuments, in central Java, Indonesia. Built by the...
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Yogyakarta
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...also the trade hub of a major rice-producing region, and there is some manufacturing. Tourism is important; the magnificent Borobudur temple is in the area. The vast walled palace (18th cent.) of the sultan of Yogyakarta was the provisional capital (1949...
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Southeast Asian Art and Architecture
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...The supreme achievement of Indonesian art is the monument of Borobudur, an architectural monument and cosmic diagram in one, built...Buddhist figures made after the 8th cent. continue the style of Borobudur. In the 11th cent. rock-cut reliefs continue the Javanese...
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Stupa
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...found in every country in which Buddhism has been practiced. Some examples are the Thuparama dagoba (244 b.c.) in Sri Lanka, Borobudur in Java (8th or 9th cent. a.d.), and the Mingalazedi stupa in Myanmar (a.d. 1274). In East Asian Buddhist architecture, the...
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Java
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Sailendra dynasty (760 860 in Java) unified the Sumatran and Javan kingdoms and built in Java the magnificent Buddhist temple Borobudur . From the 10th to the 15th cent., E Java was the center of Hindu-Javanese culture. The high point of Javanese history was...
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