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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



Photo and Copyright by C. H. Graves 

 BODYGUARD OF THE; SULTAN OF DJOKAKARTA ( SKF PAGE IO4) 



Stairways lead to the top from each of 

 the four sides. Rising from the summit 

 is a dagoba, which contains a gigantic 

 image of Buddha. 



"An idea of the magnitude of the 

 structure, may be gained from the fact 

 that there are over 988 bas-reHefs in a 



good state of preservation, illustrating 

 the life story of Buddha, while ,441 

 images of Buddha, each within a small 

 dagoba or shrine of its own, are still in 

 existence."* The five lower terraces are 



* "A Cruise through Eastern Seas," p. 139 

 (Ed. Stanford, London, 1906). 



