borobudur temple

Borobudur is a Buddhist temple located at Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The location of the temple is approximately 100 km south-west of Semarang, 86 miles to the west of Surakarta, and 40 km northwest of Yogyakarta. Stupa temple was founded by the Mahayana Buddhists around the year 800 AD during the early reign of the Sailendra dynasty. Borobudur is the largest Buddhist temple or shrine in the world, [1] [2] and one of the largest Buddhist monument in the world. [3]
The monument comprises six square terraces upon which there are three circular courtyard, the walls decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues are original. [4] Borobudur has the most complete collection of Buddhist reliefs and in the world. [3] The main stupa largest teletak once crowned in the middle of this building, surrounded by three rows of 72 circular perforated stupas in which there is a statue of Buddha sitting cross-legged in the lotus position perfectly with the mudra (hand gesture) Dharmachakra mudra (turning the wheel of dharma).
This monument is a model of the universe and built as a shrine to venerate Buddha also functions as a place of pilgrimage to lead mankind to switch from natural lust to enlightenment and wisdom according to the teachings of Buddha. [5] The pilgrims enter through the east side start at the base of the temple ritual to walk this sacred building circling clockwise, while continuing to go up to the next steps in the sphere through three levels of Buddhist cosmology. The third level is Kamadhatu (the realm of lust), Rupadhatu (the realm of intangibles), and Arupadhatu (intangible realm). In this journey of pilgrims walking through a series of hallways and stairs with no less than 1,460 watched the beautiful relief panels carved on the walls and balustrades.
According to historical evidence, Borobudur was abandoned in the 14th century as the weakening of the influence of Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms in Java and started the influence of Islam. [6] The world began to realize the existence of this building since it was discovered in 1814 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, who was then as Governor-General of British over Java. Since then it has undergone a series of Borobudur rescue and restoration efforts. The largest restoration project was held in the period 1975 to 1982 for the efforts of the Indonesian government and UNESCO, and the historic sites in the list of World Heritage Sites. [3]
Borobudur is still used as a place of religious pilgrimage; Buddhists each year who come from all over Indonesia and abroad gather at Borobudur to commemorate Vesak Trisuci. In the world of tourism, tourism Borobudur is Indonesia's single most visited tourist