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 Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 3:32 pm
I was watching a program on TV about pyramids built by ancient civilizations earlier today and learned of one built in Indonisia by Buddhists over a thousand years ago as a path to enlightenment. The inner walls are lines with thousands of panels showing proper and improper conduct, historical scenes of Buddha and the various ways to subdue desire and obtain enlightenment. On the top of the temple is a giant stone figure of Buddha.
Has anyone here ever heard of this place, or better still; has anyone actually seen it? eek I would love to make a pilgrimage there and learn what it has to teach.
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 5:05 pm
Might you be refering to a Stupa?
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Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 4:14 am
That building IS impressive, but I don't think it's the one I saw on telivision. The top was flat and had the Buddha sitting amongst gigantic stone things that looked like bells.
But could you tell me about the building in those photo?
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 6:09 am
Questina That building IS impressive, but I don't think it's the one I saw on telivision. The top was flat and had the Buddha sitting amongst gigantic stone things that looked like bells. But could you tell me about the building in those photo? What you saw was, in fact, a Stupa. You can read more about it here on Buddhanet or here on Wikipedia. And, come to think of it, you probably saw Borobudur on television.
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Akanishi Makoto Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:00 pm
Akanishi Makoto And, come to think of it, you probably saw Borobudur on television. Yes, that was it!!! Thank you! What's the history of Borobudur, anyway? Who built it?
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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:12 pm
Questina Yes, that was it!!! Thank you! What's the history of Borobudur, anyway? Who built it?
Borobudur is the largest Buddhist temple in the world, and it sits in the middle of the island of Java, between the Indian Ocean, the island of Borneo and Sumatra. It was built during the Sailendra dynasty, most likely between 760 and 810 AD. According to legend, the building was designed by the religious architect, Gunadharma. Borobudur rests on a square base of 373 feet on each side and is almost 150 feet high and built over 5 floors, with a 3 mile route to the top. The path to enlightenment metaphorically corresponds with the ascent of Borobudur and reaching the stupa on the top.
I would highly suggest using Wikipedia if you are interested in more information and detail. I find it to be quite useful.
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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:24 pm
None of the pictures that I've found on google are nearly as good as the ones in my architectural book, but I find that they are still fair. (Some of them are even in my sig, if you watch for them.) The walls are intricately decorated The Stupa atop Borobudur The path to reach the Stupa at the top is three miles long (Floor plan) There are over 300 statues of various Buddha's
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Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:34 pm
eek Wow eek It's amazing what people can do when they put their minds to it.
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Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:45 pm
Those structures are quite impressive I must say, im a fan of romanesque architechture but those are very interesting in their own right, that one large one most likely dwarfs even the greatest cathedrals
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