Kamis, 23 Juli 2009

Borobudur never enter into one of the wonders of the world, Indonesia has a proud temple of Borobudur.

Borobudur is the largest Buddhist temple which is located in Magelang, Central Java, Semarang's more tepatnya100 and 40 km from yogyakarta. This temple was founded by the Buddhist Mahayana religion around 800 years-an-Christian government in the dynasty dynasty.

There is no written evidence that the older name of this temple of Borobudur. The only document that indicates the existence of the oldest temple is Nagarakretagama book, written by mpu Prapanca in the year 1365. In the book is written that this temple is used as a place of Buddhist meditation.

Borobudur is the name meaning "monastery in the hills," which comes from the word "bara" (temple or monastery) and "beduhur" (the hills or high) in Sanskrit. Borobudur own name according to some people that means a terraced mountain-terrace (budhara), while some others say that Borobudur means monastery, located in the high places.

Borobudur has 10 levels and consists of 6 square-shaped levels, 3 levels of circular-shaped coil and a stupa as a main peak. At every level there are some stupa. In each there is a statue of a Buddhist stupa. This perfection symbolized by the main stupa at the top level. Borobudur structure when viewed from above form the structure of the mandala that Buddhist cosmology and describes the way people think.

On the fourth side there is a temple gate and a ladder to the level above it like a pyramid. The stone became sand, and a plant, and insects to be, and then become wild animals, and pets, and became the last man. This process is known as reincarnation. Each stage in the process of enlightenment of life is based on Buddhist philosophy and is depicted on the relief sculpture on the whole temple of Borobudur.

Each stone through without using cement or adhesive. Stones is only based on the pattern and through stacked. Stones used as approximately 55,000 cubic meters. All stone is taken from rivers around the Borobudur Temple. Six levels below the square-shaped and three levels on top of one circular and the highest level in the form of a Buddhist stupa facing to the west. Available mahzab Mahayana Buddhism, the people who want to reach the level through the Buddha must have every level of life.

Each level has a beautiful relief-relief that shows how skillfully the author. Relief will be legible when you walk runtut clockwise (the left temple from the entrance). At Borobudur reliefnya tells a story about a very melegenda, the Ramayana. In addition, there is also relief that describes the conditions at that time. For example, relief of farmers' activity reflecting the progress of the agricultural system at that time and the ship is a relief representation of the progress of the voyage at that time Bergotta (Semarang). There is also a relief that describes the conditions at that time. Overall relief of the Borobudur temple reflect the teachings of the Buddha. Atisha, an Indian origin budhis on the 10 th century, had visited the temple that was built 3 centuries before Angkor Wat in Cambodia and 4 centuries before the cathedral in Europe this Court.

Relief is available on the temple walls. Borobudur Temple in 2670 has a different relief. Relief is read clockwise direction round. This relief depicts a story of how it begins and ends at the gate in the east. This shows that the main gate to the east of the Borobudur temple as generally other Buddhist.

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