NEW DELHI, (ANI) – Founded in India, Buddhism also found a fertile ground in Southeast Asia, where it took root and flourished for centuries, shaping the region’s socioeconomic, political, cultural, ...

A few weeks ago, news reports mentioned that parts of a massive ash column from a volcanic explosion in faraway Ethiopia could be heading to Delhi. While the Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia had woken ...

One of the world’s largest Buddhist monuments, which measures some 30,000 square feet, sits in the lush Kedu Valley on the Indonesian island of Java, where the forests teem with mangoes. The Borobudur ...

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While exploring the stories in the Aryasurya Jatakamala, I discovered several accounts of Indra’s interventions. Known as Sakra in Buddhist texts, Indra acts as a divine challenger whose subtle tests ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's landmark site, Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Central Java, has become one of the most visited tourist destinations in the country. Borobudur management reported that in ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's rich history of kingdoms has fostered a diverse culture, especially in its spiritual traditions. Across the archipelago, many ancient temples stand as reminders of ...

JAKARTA: The government’s plan to install stairlifts and iron ramps at Borobudur, the world’s largest Buddhist temple in Magelang, Central Java, ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit, has ...

Asia Society Hong Kong Center (ASHK) is pleased to host a presentation and dialogue with Richard Se, a photographer with an architect’s eye for form and detail, on his debut photographic book, Seeing ...

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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, ...