12th century Buddhist sculptures found in Indonesian cave
The Associated Press
Published: August 29, 2007
JAKARTA, Indonesia: An Indonesian cave used for meditation by Buddhist priests in the 12th century contains previously undiscovered sculptures depicting the spiritual journey of Buddha, a religious leader said Wednesday.
The sprawling cave — a reminder of the rich Buddhist past in the world's most populous Muslim nation — was discovered more than two decades ago near Jireg village in East Java province.
But it had never been thoroughly explored because of its remote and difficult-to-reach location, said Dhamma Subho Mahathera of Shangha Theravada Indonesia — the country's largest Buddhist organization — who visited the site on Aug. 12.
Source: International Herald Tribune Asia
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Darn I can find any articles with pictures. I hope they guard them well and no Islamist nut cases decide to destroy them like in Afghanistan.
QUOTE(Darkwind @ Aug 30 2007, 05:11 PM) 
I hope they guard them well and no Islamist nut cases decide to destroy them like in Afghanistan.
Good point, no telling what a zealot might do...
Arrggg....if only they had pictures, I would love to see what these sculptures looked like.
QUOTE(Darkwind @ Aug 30 2007, 03:11 PM)
Darn I can find any articles with pictures. I hope they guard them well and no Islamist nut cases decide to destroy them like in Afghanistan.
I,d love to see some pics too! And i agree that what happened to those statues in Afghanistan was so sad and totally a crime!
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