The Sailendra Dynasty built the largest Buddhist heritage in the world between 780-840 AD. The Sailendra Dynasty was a ruling dynasty at that time. This heritage was built as a place of Buddhist worship and a place of pilgrimage. This place contains clues so that humans keep away from the lust of the world and toward enlightenment and wisdom according to the Buddha. This relic was discovered by British troops in 1814 under the command of Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles. The temple area was completely cleaned in 1835.
Borobudur is built in a Mandala style that reflects the universe in Buddhist beliefs. The structure of this building is in the form of a box with four entrances and a center point in the form of a circle. If viewed from the outside to the inside, it is divided into two parts, namely the natural world which is divided into three zones on the outside, and the Nirvana in the center.
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Zone 1: Kamadhatu
the realm of the world that is seen and is being experienced by humans now.
Kamadhatu consists of 160 reliefs which explain the Karmawibhangga Sutra, which is the law of cause and effect. Describes human nature and passion, such as robbing, killing, raping, torture, and slander.
Cover hoods on the base have been opened permanently so that visitors can see hidden reliefs at the bottom. A photo collection of all 160 relief photos can be seen at the Borobudur Temple Museum located at Borobudur Archaeological Park.
Zone 2: Rupadhatu
transitional nature, where humans have been freed from world affairs.
Rapadhatu consists of a gallery of stone relief carvings and Buddha statues. Overall there are 328 Buddha statues which also have relief decorations on the carvings.
According to the Sanskrit manuscript in this section consists of 1300 reliefs in the form of Gandhawyuha, Lalitawistara, Jataka and Awadana. All stretches 2.5 km with 1212 panels.
Zone 3: Arupadhatu
the highest realm, the house of God.
Three circular portico leads to a dome in the center or a stupa that illustrates the rise of the world. In this section there are no ornaments or ornaments, which means to describe the highest purity.
The foyer in this section consists of a hollow circular stupa, an upside down bell, containing a Buddha statue that points to the outer part of the temple. There are 72 stupas in total. The largest stupa in the middle is not as high as the original version which has a height of 42m above the ground with a diameter of 9.9m. Unlike the stupa that surrounds it, the central stupa is empty and raises a debate that there is actually content but there are also those who argue that the stupa is indeed empty.
Relief
There are 504 Buddhist temples with meditation attitudes and six different hand positions along the temple.
Temple Corridor
During the restoration in the early 20th century, two smaller temples were found around Borobudur, namely Pawon Temple and Mendut Temple which were in line with the Borobudur Temple. Pawon Temple is 1.15 km from Borobudur, while Mendut Temple is 3 km from Borobudur Temple. There is a belief that there is a religious connection between the three temples but the ritual process is still uncertain.
The three temples form a route for the Vesak Day Festival held every year during the full moon in April or May. The festival is a reminder of birth and death, and the enlightenment given by Gautama Buddha.
How to get to the location
The closest big city of Borobudur is Yogyakarta as far as 40 km. Another closest city is Magelang, 17 km away. The capital city of Central Java, Semarang, 90 km from Borobudur.
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