Art of Southeast Asia: Borobudur

Artist: unknown
Title: The Great Stupa/Mount Meru at Borobudur, detail of Vairochana from a perforated stupa
Material: volcanic rock
Site: Borobudur, Central Java, Indonesia
Current Location: in situ
Period/Date: ca. end of the 8th - beginning of the 9th century, under Shailendra Dynasty
Iconography/Iconology: There are 72 images of Vairocana displaying dharmachakra, or teaching, in the "see-through," perforated stupas. For an iconographic discussion, see the iconography page.
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