<noembed><nolayer><div style="position:absolute; left:0; top:-100; display:none;"> &#34;Borobodur&#39;s stairway&#34;<br> Java picture - But even if Borobodur is much smaller than Angkor &#38; Bagan, it&#39;s still dubbed &#34;the 3rd biggest ancient Hindu temple of South-East Asia&#34; since there are no other Hindu ruin complex in the region who&#39;s bigger than Borobodur except Angkor &#38; Bagan. Incidentally, Vietnam &#38; Thailand has some but they&#39;re much smaller than Borobodur. *If I&#39;m to draw an analogy to illustrate the point, Angkor &#38; Bagan are like Jupiter &#38; Saturn whereas Borobodur is a distant 3rd like Mercury or Pluto (the smallest planets). See the big difference in size of Angkor &#38; Bagan versus Borobodur? Still, Borobodur is dubbed &#34;the 3rd biggest ancient Hindu temple&#34; since Mercury [or Pluto] is still bigger than the miniscule asteriods which the ruins of Vietnam, Thailand [&#38; etc.] are like:) </div></nolayer></noembed>
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The 3rd biggest Hindu temple in S.E Asia

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"Borobodur's stairway"

"Borobodur's stairway"
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But even if Borobodur is much smaller than Angkor & Bagan, it's still dubbed "the 3rd biggest ancient Hindu temple of South-East Asia" since there are no other Hindu ruin complex in the region who's bigger than Borobodur except Angkor & Bagan.

Incidentally, Vietnam & Thailand has some but they're much smaller than Borobodur.

*If I'm to draw an analogy to illustrate the point, Angkor & Bagan are like Jupiter & Saturn whereas Borobodur is a distant 3rd like Mercury or Pluto (the smallest planets). See the big difference in size of Angkor & Bagan versus Borobodur?

Still, Borobodur is dubbed "the 3rd biggest ancient Hindu temple" since Mercury [or Pluto] is still bigger than the miniscule asteriods which the ruins of Vietnam, Thailand [& etc.] are like:)

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