Borobudur, also transcribed Barabudur (Indonesian: Candi Borobudur, Javanese: ꦕꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦧꦫꦧꦸꦝꦸꦂ, romanized: Candhi Barabudhur), is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency, near the city of Magelang and …

Borobudur, massive Buddhist monument in central Java, Indonesia, 26 miles (42 km) northwest of Yogyakarta. The Borobudur monument combines the symbolic forms of the stupa (a Buddhist commemorative mound usually containing holy relics), the temple mountain (based on Mount Meru of Hindu mythology),

Located on the island of Java, the magnificent Borobudur temple is the world's biggest Buddhist monument you must visit at least once in your lifetime. The area is surrounded by beautiful scenery of Central Java’s nature that you can only find there. The temple sits majestically on a hilltop overlooking lush green fields and distant hills.

Nov 15, 2010 · More than 500 Buddha statues are perched around the temple. Its lower terraces include a balustrade that blocks out views of the outside world and replaces them with nearly 3,000 bas-relief...

Located on the island of Java, the magnificent Borobudur temple is the world’s biggest Buddhist monument, an ancient site widely considered to be one of the world’s seven wonders. The temple sits majestically on a hilltop overlooking lush green fields and distant hills.

May 26, 2019 · The Buddha statues on the lower four levels of Borobudur are positioned in several "attitudes" or mudra, each referencing an event in the Buddha's life. Bhumi Sparsa Mudra: the "seal of touching the earth", posed by the Buddha statues on the east side - left hands laid open on their laps, right hand on right knee with fingers pointed downward.

Antique Buddha Statues From Indonesia. Like the rest of Southeast Asia, Indonesia seems to have been most strongly influenced by India from the 1st century AD, which is now an Islamic country. Buddhist thought must have reached coastal Java and Sumatra by the sixth century.

Sep 9, 2021 · There are statues of the Buddha on 72 openwork stupas, which surround the circular platforms. Stupas are commemorative mounds in Buddhism that typically have holy relics. The site consists of the Borobudur Temple and two smaller temples located east — the Mendut Temple and Pawon Temple.

May 26, 2021 · The Indonesian reclining Buddha statue has become a popular tourist attraction whenever people visit Buddhist places of worship around the world, such as India, Thailand, Nepal, and Myanmar.

View our Buddha Statues in our gallery. Borobudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. It is considered as the world's largest Buddhist temple and greatest Buddhist monuments. The temple was designed in …