"The Temple of Borobudur," Indonesia

Wonders of Asia, "The Temple of Borobudur,"Indonesia

• ​Lying in the middle of the jungle island of Java, The Temple of Borobudur is the largest temples in southeast Asia. But it is a puzzling place. Why was such a magnificent Buddhist sanctuary built in this utterly isolated spot?​
  

• Enormous stupas and colossal figures of Buddha are found everywhere on the step pyramid of the Temple of Borobuhur. Over 500 Buddha statues adorn the temple. Bas reliefs decorate the walls that climb along the rising galleries. The total length of the reliefs is over 3 miles. 

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Important FACTS to remember of "The Temple of Borobudur", Indonesia part of continent Asia. 

❤️UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list: Borobudur (also spelled Borobodur) was placed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1991.
❤️Buddha: the Enlightened One, is a being who has achieved purity, completeness of spirit and limitless unfolding of his potential: perfect wisdom and endless empathy with the suffering of all loving things.
❤️Stupa: A stupa is semi-spherical hill erected over the remains of the dead. It symbolizes the perfect balance of energy within the universe.
❤️Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826) was the British explorer and scientist who founded the city of Singapore and was named governor of Java in 1811. In 1814 he re-discovered the Buddhist temple complex of Borobudur while exploring the area for new plant species. The Raffles Sea is named for him.

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