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Under layers of volcanic ash and jungle growth lay hidden for centuries, the monument of Borobudur in central Java, Indonesia. Believed to have been founded around 800 CE there is no written record of who the Borobudur was built for or its intended use.

The Mahayana Buddhist monument is decorated with 2672 relief panels and 504 Buddhas. The temple’s design in Gupta architecture reflects both Indian and Indonesian influence. The monument is now a place for Buddhist pilgrimage.

Borobudur, ancient mountain, was abandoned in the 14th Centurty as the Javanese converted to Islam. Tales of its past glory became intertwined with superstition of the falling of kings.

When viewed from above, Borbudur becomes the symbol of a giant tantric Buddhist mandala representing both Buddhist cosmology and the nature of mind. The design resembles a step pyramid built to appear like a mountain or a high place where ancestral spirits live. The monument is divided into three sections, each symbolising the Buddhist three realms - the world of desires (Kamadhatu), forms (Rupadhatu) and the formless world (Arupadhatu). In the world of desires, Kamadhatu, is where most sentient beings exist and is represented by the base of the monument. Those who no longer have attachment or desire for form live within Rupadhatu indicated by the five square platforms. Those that are able to go beyond form and experience existence in its purest state exist in the formless, often known as nirvana which is symbolised in the three circular platform and the large topmost stupa. The carvings of the Rupadhatu meld into the circular platforms of the Arupadhutu where all bodies and forms will eventually become formless.

In 1814, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, was advised of the location of the monument during his British rule of Java. Since then, the existence of Borobudur has become known worldwide and has undergone several restorations. The monument is now listed as a UNESCO World heritiage site.

Borobudur is still a place for pilgrimage and is one of Indonesia's most visited tourist attractions (hence the swollen feet of Ms A.)

Ref: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borobudur

Java Sparrow by Shawn McCready

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The quality is not the same as my other captures on my other Hawaii photo's. These guys are small and fast and so focusing on them is quite difficult.

The Java Sparrow is 17 cm in length. The adult is unmistakable, with its grey upper parts and breast, pink belly, white-cheeked black head, red eye-ring, pink feet and thick red bill.

Both sexes are similar, but immature birds have brown upper parts and paler brown under parts and cheeks. The rest of their head is dark grey rather than black, and the bill is grey with a pink base.

The call is a chip, and the song is a rapid series of call notes chipchipchipchipchipchip.

Java BANDUNG, Javanese art from m. muraskin-java by murray muraskin

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Kawah Ijen, Java by tripletrouble

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Sulphur works near edge of crater lake, Ijen, Java, Indonesia

Java - Pagandaran by Philippe Maraud

Crater Rim -- Ijen East Java_MG_7633 by Francesco Veronesi

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At the rim the miners stop to break in smaller pieces the big sulphur blocks taken in the caldera

SableVM and Jikes by Gerasim Troeglazov

SableVM (Java Virtual Machine) and Jikes (Java compilator)

Java_1560 by Van Loveren

Java_1568 by Van Loveren

Java by Pat

Prambanan.

Java Steam Sragi by Neil Smith

11 Jul 2005 Sragi Orenstein & Koppel 0-8-0T's 19 (1921), 20 (1921) & 8 (1925) 600mm gauge outside the shed.

Java by coastalight

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I bought one of those tennis ball launchers the other day.... I thought to myself why don't I have one of these I use to.... after the first throw I remembered... How can a dog that is so gentle retrieving birds be so hard on tennis balls???? After the first thow Java's tennis ball was a scrunch ball! If you view this photo large size you will see the tennis ball is not really round anymore! ...silly boy!

Java_1561 by Van Loveren

java island map by wisnuwidiarta

Java_1559 by Van Loveren

IMG_2602 by Benyamin Faizurahman Fahmie

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Vesak Day 2016 Candi Mendut Magelang Central Java.

Java MTB 2016236 by Van Loveren

Java Brown Langur by Tim Ellis

Java Brown Langur at Twycross Zoo

This New arrival is my Photo Friday entry

Java MTB 2016240 by Van Loveren

Java MTB 2016237 by Van Loveren

Java '14 by faun070

Bogor Botanical Gardens

Java Steam Sumberharjo by Neil Smith

11 Jul 2005 Sumberharjo Du Croo & Brauns 0-8-0T 10 (1924) 700mm gauge.

Java Dragonfly Mandibles by Antony Ratcliffe

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Spotted in Jawa Tengah (Central Java) on the slopes of the fertile Gunung Ungaran (mount Ungaran). Have yet to find a positive Identification for this one. This is the front view.

Any help would be greatly appreciated..

Java_1567 by Van Loveren