Feb 23, 2011
Borobudur temple
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Borobudur is a ninth-century Mahayana Buddhist monument in Magelang, Central Java,Indonesia. It is built as a single large stupa, and when viewed from above takes the form of
a giant tantric Buddhist mandala, simultaneously representing the Buddhist cosmology and the
nature of mind. The foundation is a square, approximately 118 meters (387 ft) on each side.
It has nine platforms, of which the lower six are square and the upper three are circular.
The upper platform features seventy-two small stupas surrounding one large central stupa.
Each stupa is bell-shaped and pierced by numerous decorative openings. Statues of the Buddha
sit inside the pierced enclosures.
Borobudur was likely founded around 800 AD. This corresponds to the period between 760–830
AD, the peak of the Sailendra dynasty in central Java, when it was under the influence of
the Srivijayan Empire. The construction has been estimated to have taken 75 years and been
completed during the reign of Samaratungga in 825.
Borobudur approximately 40 kilometers (25 mile) northwest of Yogyakarta, it is located in an
elevated area between two twin volcanoes, Sundoro-Sumbing and Merbabu-Merapi, and two
rivers, the Progo and the Elo. According to local myth, the area known as Kedu Plain is a
Javanese 'sacred' premethlace and has been dubbed 'the garden of Java' due to its high
agricultural fertility.
The first time I got there when I was 4 years old with my uncle, but i still remember it
clearly. How big and beautiful temple Borobudur is. Actually Borobudur is such a wonderful
temple I never forget. You should go there I think...
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