and is combined with the Buddhist ideal of attaining – ascending to – Nirvana. For many, the site’s inherent heritage value holds the key to further developing Indonesia’s economy ...

Candi Muarajambi is one of the largest Buddhist temple compounds in the world. Built by a former civilization, the complex continues to intrigue scholars from various disciplines.

Borobudur Temple is a relic of the Ancient Mataram Kingdom and a historical site that became part of the history of the development of Buddhism in Indonesia. Barabudur Temple is located in ...

The Paharpur Vihara, known as Somapura Mahavira (the Great Monastery ... of the development of Mahayana Buddhism in Bengal from the seventh century onwards. The monastery is quadrangular in form, with ...

William Dalrymple gives us a near-complete idea of how central India was to everything that happened in the ancient world ...

British statesman Stamford Raffles is noted worldwide as the founder of modern Singapore but not many know him as the discoverer of the iconic Borobudur Temple in Indonesia. Regarded as one of the ...

The true beauty of the Great ... Buddhist monument of central Java was once buried under volcanic ash. But today, more than two million gray stones make up this most-visited site in Indonesia.

Most of those who brought Islamic stories and tales into Southeast Asia were sailors, traders, holy men, and adventurers who found the religion easy to transport since it required no temples ... the ...

Chinatowns the world over are renowned for their flavourful food, lively atmosphere and picturesque temples. Asia has some of the largest and most interesting of these Chinese enclaves, especially in ...

On New Year's Eve, the ship docks in Semarang, Indonesia; here, you can visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Borobudur, home to an impressive Buddhist temple site dating back to the eighth and ...

A Chinese Buddhist pilgrim, Fa Hsien at the age of ... of which only 3 million are Hindus. After Indonesia, Pakistan has the second largest Muslim population in the world, closely followed by ...