Borobudur Temple

Borobudur, or Barabudur, is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument near Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument comprises six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues seated inside perforated stupa. The monument is both a shrine to the Lord Buddha and a place for Buddhist pilgrimage. The journey for pilgrims begins at the base of the monument and follows a path circumambulating the monument while ascending to the top through the three levels of Buddhist cosmology, namely...

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Bali Island

With a population recorded as 3,891,000 in 2010, the island is home to most of Indonesia's small Hindu minority. In Bali's population adhered to Balinese Hinduism while most of the remainder follow Islam. It is also the largest tourist destination in the country and is renowned for its highly developed arts, including dance, sculpture, painting, leather, metalworking, and music. Bali, despite being a tourist haven for decades, has seen a surge in tourist numbers in recent years. Temple In Bali Bali was inhabited by about 2000 BC by Austronesian peoples who migrated originally from Taiwan through Maritime Southeast Asia. Culturally and linguistically,...

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Indonesian Serampang XII Dance

Serampang XII Dance  is a traditional Malay dance that developed under Serdang Sultanate. This dance was created by Sauti in the 1940s and repeated by its creator composed between the years 1950-1960. Prior named Serampang XII, this dance called Dance Island Sari, in accordance with the title song which accompanies this dance, the song  Sari Island.  At least there are two reasons why the name of Island Dance Sari replaced Serampang XII. First, the name Pulau Sari less precise because the dance is fast-paced (quick step). According to Tengku Mira Ray, a dance that preceded the word "island" is usually...

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The Origin of Lake Toba

In the region of Sumatra, there lived a farmer who is very diligent work. He lived alone all alone. Every day she work the lading and find fish with the tireless. This is done to meet the daily needs.  One day the farmer went to the river near his home, he intends to find fish to eat today. With only armed with a fishing rod, bait and a fish, he headed straight into the rivers. Once when he got in the river, the farmer immediately threw the pole. While waiting kailnya eaten fish, farmers are praying, "god I hope I can fish a lot today." Some time after the prayer, he threw the hook that had seemed swayed. He immediately pulled pole. Farmers...

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