Charm of the Beauty of Borobudur Temple

Who Indonesian people who do not know Borobudur? This Buddhist temple has been repeatedly entered into the list of tourist attractions that must be visited, not only at national level but also internationally. Droves of tourists come to visit him every day, especially before Vesak Day. Indeed, Borobudur temple historical heritage is very great ancestors.

About Borobudur temple

 
According to estimates by historians, the world's largest Buddhist temple was built in 800 BC by the Kingdom of Mataram in the Sailendra dynasty. Discovered by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in 1814, this temple has been entered as a protected historical site by UNESCO since 1991. The temple for Buddhist Mahayana has a 504 statues of Buddha throughout the complex, equipped with 1,672 panels containing bas-reliefs that tell Bodhisattva story.

Borobudur temple complex

Overall, this temple complex has an area of ​​123x123 square meters, and consists of 10 pieces of level. This temple berundak and have unique because in its formulation, not used any adhesive material such as cement. Reliefs in this temple also has his own story, which tells various levels of Buddhist life. Reliefs are:
• Kamadathu, there at the bottom of the temple and told me about the bad behavior that humans do, and how earthly passion fill their hearts and make people fall into hell.• Rapadathu, there in the middle, and tells the story of humans who have been free from worldly influences.• Arupadathu, located at the top, and symbolizes a stage of enlightenment, where the gods reside.

Activities at the Borobudur temple

 

In addition to down levels Borobodur temple, around the complex also contained Ocean Mercury Museum and Museum Karmawibhangga, which contains all the history and construction of the temple and the surrounding kingdoms. Basically the activities that you can do in the temple is:
• Studying reliefs exist, if there is a guide that helps confused.• Take pictures and see the view of the sunset.• Hunting for all kinds of souvenirs.• When it comes on the Day of Vesak, you can see the grand ceremony held under the name Purnama Saddhi.
Borobudur open at 06:00 to 17:00 pm, with Rp30.000,00 price for adults, and Rp12.500,00 for children.