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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Miksic, John N., author.     Subjects     Borobudur (Temple : Magelang, Indonesia)     Buddhist temples -- Indonesia -- Borobudur -- History.     Buddhist architecture -- Indonesia -- Magelang.     Buddhist temples -- Indonesia -- Magelang -- History.     Buddhist art and symbolism -- Indonesia -- Magelang.     Java (Indonesia) -- Antiquities.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Miksic, John N., author.       by title:      Borobudur : golden t...         MARC Display

Borobudur : golden tales of the Buddhas / text by John Miksic ; photographs by Marcello and Anita Tranchini. by Miksic, John N., author. Rutland, Vermont Tuttle Publishing, c1990. Subjects Borobudur (Temple : Magelang, Indonesia)   Buddhist temples -- Indonesia -- Borobudur -- History.   Buddhist architecture -- Indonesia -- Magelang.   Buddhist temples -- Indonesia -- Magelang -- History.   Buddhist art and symbolism -- Indonesia -- Magelang.   Java (Indonesia) -- Antiquities. ISBN:  9780804848565 (pbk.) 0804848564 (pbk.) Description:  158 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 x 27 cm. Requests:  0 Summary:  Religious buildings. With vivid photography, and insightful commentary, this travel pictorial shines a light on the Buddhist art and architecture of Borobudur. "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 enlightenment, and one ascends 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"--Page [4] of cover.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Art, Music & Recreation 726.143 Mi Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 726.143 Miksic Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kaimuki Public Library Adult Nonfiction 726.143 Mi Checked In Add Copy to MyList Manoa Public Library Adult Nonfiction 726.143 Mi Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 726.143 Mi Checked In Add Copy to MyList Waipahu Public Library Adult Nonfiction 726.143 Mi Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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