Sunday, November 6, 2011

Ascending the Mountain of the Accumulation of Virtue

In my high school days I voraciously read the collections of the National Geographic magazines in our school library.  I was fascinated by the places I read and the maps presented on the magazine.  I began to develop an interest for Indonesia.  An archipelago with such diverse people and culture.  One thing I really like about Indonesia are it's people.  The Indonesians are very friendly and tolerant.  I would opine that perhaps this sense of tolerance have made Indonesia a nation on its own right and it also contributed to the preservation of various artifacts.  I have read so much about Borobudur in the Central Part of Java. Thus when the opportunity came to visit Indonesia in 2008.  I put on my itinerary a short visit to Jogjakarta.  Jogjakarta like Aceh enjoys a special administrative status being the center of Javanese culture and also of Islamic culture.Way back in 2008 I had this opportunity to attend a training in Bandung and I decided to have a short visit to Jogjakarta.  From Jakarta I took Adam Air for Jogjakarta.  One thing that impressed me was the standard of living which make it easy for anyone to be.  I did not spend a fortune to enjoy this beautiful and mystical place. 



 The Entrance to the Monument



Each of these Contain a Figure of the Buddha

The walls were lined up with epic stories carved in stones

The Sukarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta

On top of the Hill


There were several of these figures of the Bodhisattva

The City Jogjakarta in the Horizon as seen from Adam Air

Jogjakarta International Airport


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