Borobudur Temple

Who does not know of Borobudur? This Buddhist temple has 1460 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues and their complexes. Millions of people are eager to visit this building as one of the legacies of the Wonder of the World. Not surprisingly, as architecturally and functionally, as the place for Buddhists say their prayer, Borobudur is attractive.

Borobudur was built Samaratungga King, one of the kings of Old Mataram Kingdom, the descendant of the dynasty sailendra. Kayumwungan based on the script, called the Indonesian Borobudur Kandahjaya Uday has revealed that it was a place to pray for the intention of building was completed on 26 May 824, almost one hundred years, construction was begun. The name of Borobudur, as some say, means a mountain with terraces (budhara), while the other says that Borobudur means monastery in a higher place.

Borobudur is built on terraces of the palace than a decade. Height before being renovated was 42 meters and 34.5 meters after restoration, because the lower level was used to support the fund. The first six terraces are in square shape, two upper terraces are circular, and their site is a terrace, where the statue of the Buddha is facing west. Each terrace symbolizes the stage of human life. According to the Mahayana Buddha, who reach the level of the Buddha have to go through each of these stages of development.

The base of Borobudur, called Kamadhatu symbolizes man, who is still bound by lust. The first four floors called Rupadhatu symbolizes the people who are freed from lust, but it is always related to the shape and appearance. On this terrace, Buddha effigies placed in open spaces, while the other upper three terraces where Buddha effigies are confined in domes with wholes called Arupadhatu symbolizes people who have been free from lust, appearance and form. The upper part is called nirvana Arupa symbol, where Buddha is residing.

Each terrace has beautiful relief panels showing how skillful sculptors were. To understand the order of stories about a bas-relief, you have to walk clockwise to the entrance to the temple. Bas-reliefs tell the legendary story of Ramayana. In addition, there is a bas-relief depicting the condition of society at that time, as a relief for farmers, which reflects the activity in advance of the agricultural system and relief of sailing boat representing the advance of navigation Bergotte (Semarang).

All relief panels in Borobudur temple reflect the teachings of the Buddha. For this reason, this temple is the formation of the half for those who want to learn Buddhism. YogYES suggests that everyone walks a narrow passage in Borobudur in order to know the philosophy of Buddhism. Atisha, a Buddhist from India the tenth century once visited this temple, which was built three years before the hundreds of Angkor Wat in Cambodia and 4 centuries before the great cathedrals of Europe.

Thank you to visiting Borobudur and having supply Buddha's teachings script from Serlingpa (King of Sriwijaya), Atisha was able to improve the teaching of the Buddha, after his return to India and he built a religion institution Vikramasila Buddhism. He later became head of the monastery and taught Tibetans Vikramasila to practice Dharma. Six scripts from Serlingpa were then added as the core of teaching called "Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment," or known as Bodhipathapradipa.

The question of the Borobudur is still unanswered is the extent to which the condition around the temple was the beginning of its establishment, and why now is to find the temple was buried. Some hypotheses claim that Borobudur in its original foundation surrounded by marshes and was buried because of Merapi explosion. It was based on the screenplay with the writing of Calcutta "Amawa 'and' sea of ​​milk. Sanskrit word has been used to describe the occurrence of a disaster. The sea of ​​milk was then translated into Merapi lava. Others say that Borobudur was buried in being cold is Mount Merapi.

With the grandeur and mystery existing, it makes sense, though many people put in their agenda Borobudur as a place to visit in their lives. In addition to benefiting from the temple, you can take a walk around the surrounding villages such as Karanganyar and Wanurejo. You can also access the top of the stone Kendil where you can enjoy Borobudur and the surrounding landscape. Visit the Temple of Borobudur at once ...