Reason: Borobudur is the world’s largest Buddhist monument and a priceless ancient center for pilgrimage and education in Mahayana Buddhism. The world’s largest Buddhist monument draws pilgrims from ...

Two hundred years ago, British statesman Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles rediscovered the sprawling temple of Borobudur on a remote hilltop in Java, Indonesia, hidden under a tangle of thick jungle. Today ...

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“In this bright future, you can’t forget your past,” says Bob Marley. And if the past is locked in the crevices of magnificent architecture, such as the Borobudur Temple in Indonesia, acquainting ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, is preparing to welcome tens of thousands of Buddhist devotees for the celebration of Vesak Day 2569 BE. The event, set to ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Prabowo Subianto and French President Emmanuel Macron reached the top stupa of Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Central Java, on Thursday, May 29, 2025, using a stairlift.

JAKARTA: The government intends to conduct further research to determine whether it is appropriate to build a chattra at the top of Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Central Java, following recent ...

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This famous Buddhist temple, dating from the 8th and 9th centuries, is located in central Java. It was built in three tiers: a pyramidal base with five concentric square terraces, the trunk of a cone ...