Path to Enlightenment
Borobudur, Jogjakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
Built in the 8th and 9th centuries AD, Borobudur is one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world. The temple is a stupa built in three tiers around a hill which was a natural center: a pyramidal base with five concentric square terraces, the trunk of a cone with three circular platforms and, at the top, a monumental stupa. The walls and balustrades are decorated with fine low reliefs. Around the circular platforms are 72 openwork stupas, each containing a statue of the Buddha.
Path to Enlightenment
Borobudur, Jogjakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
Built in the 8th and 9th centuries AD, Borobudur is one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world. The temple is a stupa built in three tiers around a hill which was a natural center: a pyramidal base with five concentric square terraces, the trunk of a cone with three circular platforms and, at the top, a monumental stupa. The walls and balustrades are decorated with fine low reliefs. Around the circular platforms are 72 openwork stupas, each containing a statue of the Buddha.