Borobudur

Who does not know the Borobudur? This Buddhist temple has 1460 relief panels and 504 Buddha effigies in the complex. Millions of people desire to use the buildings in the World Wonder Heritages visit. It is not surprising, because the architecture and function as a place of worship, Borobudur is attractive. 


Borobudur was built by King Samaratungga, one of the kings of Mataram Old Kingdom, Dynasty Dynasty descendants. Based on Kayumwungan registration, an Indonesian name Hudai Kandahjaya revealed that Borobudur is a place of worship, which ended May 26 824, nearly one hundred years since the first day was built. The name of Borobudur, as some people means a mountain with terraces (budhara), while the other says that Borobudur means monastery on the heights. 


Borobudur Pund staircase-shaped building has 10 levels. Height of 42 meters and 34.5 meters before it was renovated after the renovation because the lowest level was used as a path. Six lowest level of a square and two round top, and the highest form of Buddhist stupa in the west. Each level represents the stages of human life.Corresponding schools of Mahayana Buddhism, anyone who wants to reach the level of the Buddha are made by all levels of life. 


The base of Borobudur, called Kamadhatu, the symbol of the people who are still bound by lust. Four higher levels called Rupadhatu symbolizes man freed from lust, but still cling to the appearance and shape. At this level, a Buddha statue placed to open. Meanwhile, the three floors above where the Buddhist stupa placed in the holes Arupadhatu called, symbolizes the people who are free from lust, appearance and shape. The upper part is called nirvana Arupa symbol, where the Buddha lived. 


Each terrace has beautiful relief panels showing how skillful. Consistently support that will be read as you walk clockwise (to the left of the entrance of the temple). In the reliefs of the Borobudur tells a legendary tale, the Ramayana. In addition, there are relief panels describing the state of society at that time. Example, reducing the activity of farmers, the progress of the agricultural system and the lighting of the sailboat that the advance of the shipment at the time focused on Bergotte (Semarang) reflects. 


All panels in relief in Borobudur temple reflect the teachings of the Buddha. So, this temple serves as a media education for people who want to learn Buddhism. YogYES invites you around each of the narrow passage in Borobudur, the philosophy of Buddhism to understand. Atisha, a Buddhist from India in the 10th century once visited this temple, which three centuries before Angkor Wat in Cambodia and four centuries to build the great cathedrals of Europe. 


Thank you for visiting Borobudur and the script Serlingpa Buddhism (one of the King of Sriwijaya), Atisha was able to develop Buddhism. He became leader Vikramasila monastery and taught Tibetans of practicing Dharma. Six manuscripts Serlingpa was condensed into a fundamental doctrine called "Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment 'or better known as the Bodhipathapradipa. 


One of the unanswered questions about the Borobudur is how the situation around the temple was built and why the temple was found in the buried. Some say the origin of the Borobudur was surrounded by swamps and buried by the eruption of Mount Merapi. Calcutta is essentially the inscription reads "Amawi" means sea of ​​milk. The word is then interpreted as the lava of Mount Merapi. Some others say it was buried by cold lava of Merapi Borobudur. 


Met all grain doors and the mystery that's only natural that many people from all over the world come penjru Borobudur as a place to visit in his life. In addition to the benefit of the temple, you walk in the villages around Borobudur as Karanganyar Wanurejo and the work of local crafts to see. You can also go to the top Kendil watu to be a panoramic view from the top of Borobudur to see. What do you expect? No need to worry about an earthquake on May 27, 2006, as a result of Borobudur is not affected.