Every year, Buddhists all around the world flock to sacred temples to commemorate Wesak, one of the most important Buddhist festivals marking the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. But did you ...

Some have hailed it as the eighth wonder of the world, others as the rival to Angkor Wat. That may be slightly hyperbolic, but everyone who has made the pilgrimage to Indonesia’s temple of Borobudur, ...

Visiting the world’s largest Buddhist temple is about to get expensive. Borobudur, one of Indonesia’s most popular attractions, will soon be subjected to a massive price hike by government authorities ...

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 Borobudur ...

Total amount provided to the property: USD 7,000,000 between 1972 and 1983. Netherlands Funds-In-Trust: USD 35,000, 2008 and 2009. The Borobudur Temple Compounds was inscribed on the World Heritage ...

I’m tiptoeing reverentially around the Borobudur temple, stopping to take in ancient stone panels and beautiful bell-shaped stupas, and to ponder the Buddha statues sitting in meditative repose. As I ...

Reactive monitoring missions: April 2003 and February 2006. Conservation issues presented to the World Heritage Committee in 2007 By letter dated 31 January 2007, the State Party submitted a report on ...