Selamat Datang de Indonesia - Part 5 Yogjakarta/Borobudur
The amazing Buddhist Temple at Borabador - just an hours drive north of Yogjakarta on the island of Java.
Equally as impressive as Ankor Wat. Discovered by Raffles in about 1814
The figures for Borobudur are stupendous:
- stone embankment covering the basement: 11,600 cubic metres;
- 1,460 narrative panels covering 1,900 square metres;
- 1,212 decorative panels covering 600 square metres;
- 100 monumental gargoyles to carry away the rainwater;
- 432 Buddha images displayed from the galleries;
- 72 Buddhas displayed in stupas on the great terrace
- 1,472 stupa-shaped ornaments;
Words cannot express the majesty of this temple
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Glass is always half empty, huh BG?
While clarity and realism are valuable tools, BG, your perpetual dark view of the world would make Darth Vader suggest you should occasionally cheer up. One can find slimy people everywhere but one can also find endearing beauty and simply charming people all around you......but you have to be looking for them. We all have our blinders and it's sad to me that you too often only seem to see the dark side.
Occasionally, it's nice to see, honor, and truly feel the smiling souls of many of the southeast asian peoples. It's true and its remarkable.