Sentence examples for buddhist monument from inspiring English sources

Borobudur, also spelled Barabuḍur or Baraboedoer, massive Buddhist monument in central Java, Indonesia, 26 miles (42 km) northwest of Yogyakarta.

The primary Buddhist monument, both in early and present-day Buddhism, is the stupa, originally a reliquary mound or tumulus.

Borobudur, a series of stone temples set in a volcanic rock landscape and the world's largest Buddhist monument, is less than an hour's drive from the hotel.

If the sultan of Yogyakarta's palace lies at the heart of this city, Java's spiritual center, the world's largest Buddhist monument, Borobudur, and one of its largest Hindu temples, Prambanan, stand in its outskirts.

Eighteen months after an earthquake destroyed hundreds of historical sites across Nepal, the country has celebrated the restoration of the first major one, the Buddhist monument topped in gold that towers above Kathmandu.

Bendigo is a welcoming city, filled with cultural and religious gems – including one of Australia's most beautiful cathedrals, the largest Buddhist monument in the Western world and one of the oldest Chinese temples in Australia.

Subsequent chronicles, or genealogies of places, comprise the history of all of the major Buddhist monuments.

Borobudur, designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1991, is one of the finest Buddhist monuments in the world.

The Shailendra dynasty, which ruled Java and Sumatra (8th 9th centuries), built the great Mahayana Buddhist monuments, including that of Borobudur.

The construction and upkeep of the magnificent Buddhist monuments of the Polonnaruwa period also likely strained Sri Lanka's economy.

Nearby are the ancient Buddhist monuments (dating from the 1st to 3rd century ce) at Amaravati and Nagarjunakonda.