Borobudur - John N. Miksic

"This is simply the best book ever written on the single largest Buddhist monument in the world" —Patricia Welch, author and lecturer on Asian artBorobudur is the largest Buddhist monument in the world—a masterpiece containing thousands of intricately carved panels and sculptures blending Indian art with local Javanese culture. The panels retell the lives of the Buddhas along with dozens of other tales of worldly desire and the heroics feats of enlightened beings. After viewing these, visitors... Zobrazit více