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Miksic, John N.

 
9780804848565: Borobudur: Golden Tales of the Buddhas (Periplus travel guides) [Idioma Inglés]
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ISBN 10: 0804848564 ISBN 13: 9780804848565
Editorial: Tuttle Publishing, 2017

Sinopsis

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 symbolise the formless world of pure knowledge and perfection.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

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Acerca del autor

John N. Miksic, an archaeologist born in the USA, has lived in Southeast Asia since 1968. He has written numerous books on Indonesian sites and artifacts.

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Editorial
Tuttle Publishing
Año de publicación
2017
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0804848564
ISBN 13 
9780804848565
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Número de páginas
160
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