Borobudur Moving Life in Java and Bali, Indonesia
with Diane Butler, Ajahn Jutindharo and Sandra Reeve
Dates: 5th - 23rd February, 2020
Location: Central Java and Northern Bali
Location: Central Java and Northern Bali
The Buddha statues at Borobudur all sit in the window frames or in the stupa. Can you imagine if all 504 Buddhas were moving as well as sitting without losing their condition of ‘empty axis’? Borobudur would be Moving Life. We shall practice waking up our own buddha, inspired by the mudras of Borobodur. The practice of Joged Amerta will support us as we find our moving/dancing being with many buddhas at Borobudur.
This is an opportunity to travel to Java and Bali to work with Diane Butler, Ajahn Jutindharo, a monk practising in the Theravada tradition, and Sandra Reeve, an explorer of ecological movement art from a Buddhist perspective. The workshop is particularly suited for people who are interested in exploring movement through the lens of the Dhamma in light of our planet’s climate and ecological emergency.
5-7 February practice at Candi Sukuh on Mount Lawu in Central Java
8 February practice at Plaosan and Kalasan temples; travel to Borobudur Temple in Central Java
9 February day off
10-14 February practice at Borobudur Temple and nearby cultural sites
15 February flight Yogyakarta airport to Denpasar airport; travel to Tejakula
16 February day off
17-23 February practice at Teja Amerta temple in Tejakula, North Bali coast
This is an opportunity to travel to Java and Bali to work with Diane Butler, Ajahn Jutindharo, a monk practising in the Theravada tradition, and Sandra Reeve, an explorer of ecological movement art from a Buddhist perspective. The workshop is particularly suited for people who are interested in exploring movement through the lens of the Dhamma in light of our planet’s climate and ecological emergency.
5-7 February practice at Candi Sukuh on Mount Lawu in Central Java
8 February practice at Plaosan and Kalasan temples; travel to Borobudur Temple in Central Java
9 February day off
10-14 February practice at Borobudur Temple and nearby cultural sites
15 February flight Yogyakarta airport to Denpasar airport; travel to Tejakula
16 February day off
17-23 February practice at Teja Amerta temple in Tejakula, North Bali coast
Accommodation: participants cover their own lodgings and meals costs. You will be sent a range of options available in Solo, Candi Sukuh, Borobudur, and Tejakula. Food costs are very reasonable.
Travel: participants are responsible for their flights to and from Indonesia and for the cost of the Java–Bali flight(s). Some may like to fly together. Advice on flight routes and local travel is available.
Travel: participants are responsible for their flights to and from Indonesia and for the cost of the Java–Bali flight(s). Some may like to fly together. Advice on flight routes and local travel is available.
About the Sites:
Candi Sukuh: an early 15th century terraced Hindu temple with bas-relief conveying ancient Javanese myths associated with the holy water amerta (the nectar of life). Located on the slope of Mount Lawu; considered a sacred mountain for the veneration of the ancestors and the preservation of forest nature.
Plaosan: circa mid-9th century Buddhist temple complex in Java with statues of various Bodhisattva
Kalasan: circa 8th-century Buddhist temple complex in Java dedicated to the Bodhisattva Devi Tara
Borobudur: one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world constructed in Java from the 8th to 9th centuries with 504 statues of Buddha
Candi Teja Amerta: an intercultural art-temple-garden at the coast of Tejakula in North Bali inspired by the architectural styles of the Central Javanese Candi Sukuh on Mount Lawu, Balinese temple, and Mayan pyramid designed, built and dedicated by Prapto in 1999.
Borobudur Moving Life is organised by Padepokan Lemah Putih. The workshop will have a maximum of 16 participants. If you have any questions, please email Sandra Reeve. Contact details here.
Candi Sukuh: an early 15th century terraced Hindu temple with bas-relief conveying ancient Javanese myths associated with the holy water amerta (the nectar of life). Located on the slope of Mount Lawu; considered a sacred mountain for the veneration of the ancestors and the preservation of forest nature.
Plaosan: circa mid-9th century Buddhist temple complex in Java with statues of various Bodhisattva
Kalasan: circa 8th-century Buddhist temple complex in Java dedicated to the Bodhisattva Devi Tara
Borobudur: one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world constructed in Java from the 8th to 9th centuries with 504 statues of Buddha
Candi Teja Amerta: an intercultural art-temple-garden at the coast of Tejakula in North Bali inspired by the architectural styles of the Central Javanese Candi Sukuh on Mount Lawu, Balinese temple, and Mayan pyramid designed, built and dedicated by Prapto in 1999.
Borobudur Moving Life is organised by Padepokan Lemah Putih. The workshop will have a maximum of 16 participants. If you have any questions, please email Sandra Reeve. Contact details here.