Cultural Horizons of India
author: Musashi Tachikawa
edition: 1990, International Academy of Indian Culture and Aditya Prakashan
pages: 2743
Topic: History
Borobudur is he Base of an Architectonic Vajradhatu- Mandala
This chapter describes Borobudur is he Base of an Architectonic Vajradhatu- Mandala located on page 39 of volume Volume 4 in the book Cultural Horizons of India compiled by Musashi Tachikawa. This book comprises 50 years of research material of Lokesh Chandra and represents a thorough study of the ancient culture of India, dealing with Tantra, Buddhism, Art, Archaeology, Language and Literature in 7 volumes.
Volume 4 is devoted to the art, history and literature; inscriptions, statues and thought; mandalas, epics and legends of Classical Indonesia.
This book covers the research articles and general surveys of Professor Lokesh Chandra. For example, this chapter describes Borobudur is he Base of an Architectonic Vajradhatu- Mandala. Everything together represents a huge collection of writings related to languages such as Sanskrit, Iranian, Sino-Japanese, Tibetan, Thai, Greek, Latin, Celtic, and Slavic..
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Vietnamese Buddhist Art [by Nguyen Ngoc Vinh]
One can attain Mahavairocana Buddha of the vajradhatu by way of Ekayana Buddhism of the Avatamsaka-sutra. Borobudur expresses various phases of Buddhist thought up to the culminate Mahavairocana Buddha of Vajradhatu in the Yoga-Tantras. The whole is a solid expression of the Vajradhatu-Mandala. Surpassing all these domains one culminates in the domain of the supreme Buddha Mahavairocana....
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Triveni Journal
Odd numbers and even numbers relate to things spiritual and material and the divine number 10 is generally considered as the unit of energy or Cosmos, so we find at Borobudur the base consisting of 2 square terraces and 4 galleries and the top with 3 circular enclosures with a central dagoba. (2 + 4 + 3 -1-1 = 10. ) The foot galleries represent scenes of earth-life, relating to Kamaloka, the wheel of Samsara, the irrevocable law of cause and effect. There is one interesting scene....
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Stupas in Orissa (Study) [by Meenakshi Chauley]
This type travelled to South East Asia and culminated in Borobudur with modifications. A noteworthy feature in the elevation pattern in some of the Stupas of Ladakh area is quite similar to the pidha type of tiers in the form of pyramidal structure of receding stepped mouldings of the Orissan temples indicating some close cultural links between Orissan and Indo-Tibetan structural tradition....
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