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The island of Java, Indonesia:
- #6 is Borobodur, the 3rd biggest Hindu-Buddhist temple complex of...
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"Borobodur temple"
Borobodur is indeed the 3rd biggest Hindu-Buddhist temple complex in...
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Borobodur in the past:
Compared to Angkor & Bagan, Borobodur is really miniscule since...
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"Borobodur's stairway"
But even if Borobodur is much smaller than Angkor & Bagan, it's still...
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On top of the temple:
- Chedi bells galore! *But what's the point of writing about Jupiter,...
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More chedi bells:
The temple of Borobodur is studded with so many bells whereby each...
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The fantastic rural vicinity:
But even if the size of Borobodur is a bit of a disappointment, just...
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More chedi-bells:
Once again, Indonesia was a major Hindu kingdom for a long time prior to the...
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More fantastic greeneries:
- The dark patches on the mountains are cloud shadows. I kept mentioning of...
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Posing by the exposed Buddha:
- Borobodur is actually a Hindu-Buddhist shrine & thus, the Buddhas. *If...
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Closer view of the Buddha's face:
- This is a guidebook pic.
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Aerial view of Borobodur:
- This is a postcard pic. *As you can see, that's only it! Just one...
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Another aerial view:
- As you can see, the pyramidal temple is multi-tiered whereby the top...
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A mural at the 2nd tier:
- It depicts daily life here back then.
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A mural from the 1st tier:
- All the tiers here have artistic murals.
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A mural from another tier:
- This is a guidebook photo & that's why I don't know what...
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Lined-up sitting Buddhas:
- This is from one of the tiers. *As you can see, some of the heads...
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Another lined-up sitting Buddhas:
- Pic taken from one of the tiers but I can't remember which.
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A siting Buddha amidst fine rural greens
- It has a hole on its back.
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The Buddha once again:
- This is a postcard pic.
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Beautiful mountain background:
- This place is crowded!
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"Hindu-Buddhist devouts"
- The temple is actually a sort of pilgrimage site for devouts.
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Monks offering beautiful flowers:
- This is a children's book pic as well as the next one.
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"Monks giving due respect"
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