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Ten Great Stupas from Around the World
Article by Joshua J. Mark

Ten Great Stupas from Around the World

A stupa is a reliquary containing the remains (relics) of an individual associated with great spiritual power and insight, most often (since the 3rd century BCE) with the Buddha (l. c. 563 - c. 483 BCE). The form, a hemisphere topped by a...
Eyes on the East: Chronicles of the Indian Ocean Spice Trade
Article by James Hancock

Eyes on the East: Chronicles of the Indian Ocean Spice Trade

As the 15th century ended, Europeans were still mostly in the dark about the Eastern world. Early travelers like Marco Polo had given the West tidbits of information, but these accounts were too highly colored and fragmentary to provide a...
Prambanan
Image by Andrea Schieber

Prambanan

Prambanan (Javanese: Rara Jonggrang) is a Hindu temple dating from the 9th century CE located near Bokoharjo, on the island of Java in Indonesia. Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia and one of the largest Hindu temples in Southeast...
Borobudur Temple
Image by Gilbert Sopakuwa

Borobudur Temple

The Temple of Borobudur or sometimes "Barabudur" is a Mahayana Buddhist temple located close to Muntilan on the island of Java in Indonesia. Built during the rule of the Sailendra Dynasty (c. 650-1025 CE), Borobudur remains the world's largest...
Map of the East Indies and Southeast Asia
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Map of the East Indies and Southeast Asia

An 1801 map of the East Indies and Southeast Asia ( Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Philippines).
Durga, Shiva Temple, Prambanan
Image by Gunawan Kartapranata

Durga, Shiva Temple, Prambanan

A statue of the Hindu goddess Durga from the Shiva temple at Prambanan, Java, Indonesia, c. 750 - c. 950 CE. According to legend, the statue is a result of the transformation into stone of a local princess. by her cruel husband.
Statue of the Hindu Moon God Chandra
Image by James Blake Wiener

Statue of the Hindu Moon God Chandra

This statue of the Hindu moon god Chandra is made from andesite and comes from the island of Java in what is now Indonesia. It dates from the late-9th to early-10th century CE. (Museum Rietberg, Zürich).
Head of a Buddha from Borobudur
Image by James Blake Wiener

Head of a Buddha from Borobudur

This head of a Buddha made from andesite comes from the ancient Buddhist temple of Borobudur, which is located on the island of Java in what is now present-day Indonesia. This specimen dates from the 9th century CE. (Museum Rietberg, Zürich...
The Buddhist Goddess Tara
Image by The Walters Art Museum

The Buddhist Goddess Tara

The Buddist goddess Tara, gold and silver figure from Java, 9th century. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland.
Vishnu Temple, Prambanan
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Vishnu Temple, Prambanan

The Vishnu temple at Prambanan in Java, Indonesia. The Hindu site was in use between 750 and 950 CE.
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