Program on 30 July 2025: Book Talk with Richard Se: Seeing Borobudur - Lalita Vistara Reliefs
- Size: 29.8 (L) x 29.7 (W) cm
- Binding: Hardcover, 200 pages
- Language: English
- Editors: Richard Se, T.K. Sabapathy & Oscar Riera Ojeda
- Publisher: Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers, 2023
Description: Architectural photography is where Se found his niche and in Seeing Borobudur he turns his expert eye on the world’s largest Buddhist monument in Central Java, Indonesia. Dating back to the 9th century, the UNESCO World Heritage site features thousands of stunning relief panels and hundreds of statues set within incredible temple architecture. This book offers a unique perspective on these treasures, taking readers on an in-depth exploration of the temple and the different religious stories, myths and depictions of everyday life found in the panels, which are generally considered to be some of the most exquisite of the ancient Buddhist world.