Brahmavihara-Arama
Hillside Buddhist monastery with a miniature Borobudur replica, gilded statues and terraced meditation gardens.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Brahmavihara-Arama follows Ida Bagus Giri, born into a Hindu Brahmin family, who was ordained a Buddhist monk in Bangkok in 1966 and took the name Girirakkhito. It traces his small beginnings near the hot springs with a handful of followers, and how he built this hillside monastery from a bare hectare in Banjar Tegeha into the grounds you walk today, including gifts sent from Thailand and Sri Lanka in 1977. Count the stone figures lining the garden path as you climb toward the hilltop stupa.
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