Comments on: Borobudur Temple http://www.sacredvoyage.net/borobudur-temple.html Sacred Voyage Fri, 18 Feb 2011 04:36:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: vareeja http://www.sacredvoyage.net/borobudur-temple.html/comment-page-1#comment-420 vareeja Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:32:20 +0000 http://www.sacredvoyage.net/?p=355#comment-420 Borobudur was abandoned following the 14th-century decline of Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms in Java, and the Javanese conversion to Islam. Worldwide knowledge of its existence was sparked in 1814 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, then the British ruler of Java, who was advised of its location by native Indonesians. Borobudur has since been preserved through several restorations. Borobudur was abandoned following the 14th-century decline of Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms in Java, and the Javanese conversion to Islam.

Worldwide knowledge of its existence was sparked in 1814 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, then the British ruler of Java, who was advised of its location by native Indonesians.

Borobudur has since been preserved through several restorations.

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