Key Facts About World's Largest Buddhist Temple
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The world's largest Buddhist temple is Borobudur, located in Central Java, Indonesia.
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This 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument is known for its 9 stacked platforms topped by a central dome.
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It contains 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues.
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Built without cement, the temple symbolises the Buddhist cosmos and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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It is structured to symbolise the Buddhist concept of the universe, with each tier representing a stage in the spiritual journey
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It is one of Southeast Asia's most important archaeological sites and Indonesia's most visited monument.
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The temple is built on a hill and resembles a stepped pyramid, or a Buddhist mandala from above.
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It consists of a square base with six terraces, followed by three circular terraces on top.
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