As I promised in the last posting the 9thC. Buddhist monument Borobudur on the island of Java only one hour by air from Bali. I arrived 2 days early in order to see this UNISCO historic Temple,Stupa, Mandala site. It is a place that I have wanted to visit for a long time. It was for pilgrims to climb and walk circumambulating the many levels of the temple. As I walked and climbed higher and higher I thought of those from the past , who with prayers, wound their up and around these same platforms. Every wall has carved stone panels of Buddha's life on them. At the lowest levels, each was crowded with everyday people and as one climbed higher the carvings became more spiritual in their content. Until finally the last level opened to the sky and the great void summarized by the great last stupa on top of the moument.
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