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Borobudur of the Shailendra Dynasty (825)

Type Event Region Java Time c. 825

Around 825 CE, Java's Shailendra dynasty completed the great Borobudur stupa in Central Java, the world's largest Buddhist stone structure.

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  1. c. 780–800Borobudur · Central JavaThe Shailendra dynasty chose a hilly site in Central Java to build a giant stone stupa, mobilizing large numbers of craftsmen and stone, and constructing terraces, galleries, and the main stupa in tiers according to the Buddhist mandala concept.
  2. c. 825Borobudur · Central JavaThe stupa was completed, with over two thousand relief panels encircling nine terraces and a central great stupa symbolizing Mount Meru. Borobudur became the supreme sacred site and pilgrimage center of Mahayana Buddhism, the state religion of the Shailendra dynasty.

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