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Borobudur is a Buddhist temple located at Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The location of the temple is approximately 100 km southwest of Semarang, 86 kilometers west of Surakarta, and 40 km northwest of Yogyakarta. Stupa shaped temple was founded by the Mahayana Buddhist penganutagama around the 800s AD during the reign of the Sailendra dynasty. Borobudur is the largest Buddhist temple or shrine in the world, H [1] [2] and one of the largest Buddhist monument in the world. [3]

The monument consists of six square-shaped terrace on which there are three circular courtyard, the walls adorned with 2,672 panelrelief and contained the original 504 Buddha statues. [4] Borobudur has the most complete collection of Buddhist reliefs in the world. [3] The main stupa in the middle teletak once crowned this building, surrounded by three rows of circular 72 perforated stupa in which there is a statue of Buddha sitting cross-legged in the lotus position perfectly with mudra (hand gesture) Dharmachakra mudra (turning the wheel of dharma).

This monument is a model of the universe and was built as a shrine to honor Buddha also functions as a place ziarahuntuk lead mankind to switch from natural lusts correspond to enlightenment and wisdom of Buddhism. [5] The pilgrims enter through the east side begin the ritual at the base of the temple by walking this sacred building circling clockwise, while continuing to ascend to the next steps through the three levels of the realm in Buddhist cosmology. These three levels it is Kamadhatu (the realm of lust), Rupadhatu (the realm of intangibles), danArupadhatu (the realm of the intangible). In this journey the pilgrim goes through a series of hallways and staircases with no less than 1,460 witnessed 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 Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms in Java as well as begin 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 serving as the British Governor General of Java. Since then Borobudur has suffered a series of rescue and restoration efforts. The restoration project was held in the period 1975 to 1982 on upayaPemerintah Republic of Indonesia and UNESCO, and historic sites are included in the list of World Heritage Sites. [3]

Borobudur is still used as a place of religious pilgrimage; each tahunumat Buddha who came from all over Indonesia and abroad gather at Borobudur to celebrate Vesak Trisuci. In the world of tourism, attractions Borobudur is Indonesia's single most visited by tourists. [7] [8] [9]

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