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Waste and cultural wonders: Yogyakarta artists put the city’s landfill on the map

Environment 3 years ago

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Waste and cultural wonders: Yogyakarta artists put the city’s landfill on the map

While the monument itself is a response to the Anthropocene, the current, human-impacted geological epoch, the top is dedicated to hope for a more harmonious world.

Government plans to overhaul Borobudur management

Archipelago 3 years ago

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Government plans to overhaul Borobudur management

The government has laid out an ambitious plan to revamp the management and facilities of Borobudur temple in Magelang, Central Java, with a primary focus on streamlining bureaucratic red tape that has for years plagued the management of one of the world's greatest Buddhist temples.

Cambodian villagers' lives upended by Angkor Wat protection plan

Community 3 years ago

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Cambodian villagers' lives upended by Angkor Wat protection plan

Houses will be flattened as the Cambodian government clears 10,000 families living within the Angkor Wat temple complex.

Myanmar pilgrims return to Buddha's golden footprints

Community 3 years ago

Myanmar pilgrims return to Buddha's golden footprints

Devotees are returning to a central Myanmar temple, built around the gold-lined footprints of Buddha, after the Covid pandemic and a military coup curbed the annual pilgrimage.

'Unique in Japan': a temple dedicated to grapes and wine

Community 3 years ago

'Unique in Japan': a temple dedicated to grapes and wine

At a Buddhist temple on a wooded hillside in Japan, grapes and wine bottles are given as offerings, and the head monk is also the honorary president of a vineyard cooperative.

Three colonial-era burials found in pre-Hispanic Peru sanctuary

Art & Culture 4 years ago

Three colonial-era burials found in pre-Hispanic Peru sanctuary

A team of Peruvian archaeologists uncovered three burials from the Spanish colonial period on top of a pre-Hispanic temple, which may be up to 500 years old.

New ancient inscription adds insight into Mataram kingdom history

Archipelago 4 years ago

New ancient inscription adds insight into Mataram kingdom history

An ancient inscription on an andesite slab presumed to be from the time of the Mataram kingdom in the 10th century was found during a recent excavation of an unnamed temple in Mojokerto regency, East Java.

Remembering Thich Nhat Hanh, who taught mindfulness, ‘interbeing’

Academia 4 years ago

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Remembering Thich Nhat Hanh, who taught mindfulness, ‘interbeing’

As a form of active engagement with every moment of daily life, the practice of mindfulness has energized people across time and place.

Javanese craftsman smooths way to heaven through intricate 'kim zua' offerings

Lifestyle 5 years ago

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Javanese craftsman smooths way to heaven through intricate 'kim zua' offerings

A Javanese non-Buddhist craftsman is the go-to person for families seeking houses, cars, pets and other worldly items made from joss paper to ensure that their loved ones are happy and prosperous in the great beyond.

Archeologists recreate tiles of temple where Jesus walked

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Archeologists recreate tiles of temple where Jesus walked

When Jesus strode through the ancient Jewish temple in Jerusalem, his feet met hewn-stone, earth-tone tiles that were geometric in design and cool, dappled and scuffed to the touch.

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