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4. What are the structures of the temple consisted of?
5. What do you understand about the three spiritual spheres?

6. What does each of the spiritual spheres represent?
7. What was the Borobudur Temple rededicated for?
8. What makes the Borobudur Temple one of the seven wonders of the world?

B. Vocabulary Work
1. “With its magnificent size and architecture, it is no wonder that Borobudur Temple is
listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.” What does “its” refer to?
A. UNESCO
B. Borobudur Temple
C. World Heritage Site
D. Architecture
2. “The temple is constructed on a hill 46-meter high and stacked up on eight steps like a

stone terrace.” What does the word “stacked up” mean?
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A. Pile up
B. In a row
C. Between
D. Put away
3. “The first five terraces are square-shaped and surrounded by walls decorated with
Buddhist sculpture in bas-relief.” What is the antonym of “surrounded”?
A. Open

B. Nearby
C. Bordering
D. Encircling
4. “The way from the bottom of the temple to it extends through up to 4.8 km of passage
and stairways.” What does the word “it” refer to?
A. Borobudur Temple
B. Stupa
C. Stairways
D. Terrace
5. “The first sphere, kamadhatu, represents the sphere of desires where we are bound to
our desires.” What does the word “bound to” mean?

A. To be restrained
B. To let go
C. To free
D. To escape

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