Borobudur…
August 20th, 2008 by Erin
We forgot to post the two videos we have of the biggest Buddhist monument in the world…. the path to enlightenment. This is the temple where you ascend from earthly vices, up through transcendence, and finally reach enlightenment through a noble life.
As with any Buddhist monument, one should always proceed clockwise around. Here is the first video of our trip around the fourth level on the 5km trek up to enlightenment. Notice the carvings. At this point in the journey, people are starting to live more compassionate and pious lives and are on the path to enlightenment.
This next video was taken at the top where there are three levels of stupas with Buddha’s inside. There are 32 on the first level, 16 on the second and 8 at the top. This is ‘enlightenment’. For the record, it certainly felt like it.
