Buddhist Art in Java

PLATE XXXI

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Plate XXXI Cf. pp. 206-207, 213-215

I - View of Boro-Budur as it still appeared in 1907; by the care of Major Van erp the stone seat contrived on the summit with a view to the more comfortable contemplation of the magnificent scenery has since been removed, and the original lines of the top cupola have been partly restored. (Cf. pp. 206-7.)

II. - Our photograph represents the central part of the first gallery on ihe western face, at the point where it is crossed by the western staircase.

On the right, at the top, we distinguish in the upper row of the bas-reliefs the two last of the Bodhisattva's four promenades, namely, the rencontre with the dead man and with the monk. The corresponding bas-reliefs of the lower row have noi yet been explained. On the other hand, from the place where the view is taken, we cannot see the two rows of sculptures which correspondingly decorate the moulded parapet to the left. (Cf. pp. 213-5.)

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