Once upon a time long before Angkor Wat in Cambodia stands and the great cathedrals in Europe, Borobudur has stood proudly in the land of java indonesian . Building called UNESCO as monuments and stupas grandest and most complex in the word visited by pilgrims in the middle of the 9th century until the early 11th century. Buddhists who want to get enlightenment flocked from India, Cambodia, Tibet and China. not only magnificent and large, filled with sculptured wals of borobudur temple 2672 relief panels wich when arranged in rows will rich a length of 6 km it is touted as an ensemble of buddhist reliefs of the largest and most comprehensive in the word, unsurpassed in artistic value.
Reliefs carved on the wall of the temple is divided in to 4 main story that is karmawibangga, Lalita wistara, Jataka and Awadana, and Gandawyuda. Besides tells about the life journey of the buddhist and his teachings, the relief also record the progress of the java community at that time. Evidence that the ancestors of the indonesian nation is strong and skilful seamen can be seen in 10 relief ships. One of the relief ship models used in making replicas of ships that used to sail the cinnamon. Route from java to the african continent. Currently replica ship called the Borobudur ship museum was stored at Ocean-Mercury.
To follow the thread of the fabric of the story that is engraved on the walls of the temple, visitors must walk clockwise around the temple, known as the term circumambulation. Enter through the east door, walk clockwise to the position of the temple is always there on the right, to arrive at the eastern stairs and stepped up to the next level. This is done repeatedly until all levels of passes and be on top of the main stupa shaped temple. At the top, the view sight in any direction you will see a row of hills is mount Sindoro, Sumbing, Mount Merapi, and Merbabu upright around the temple. the mountains and hills as if a guard that fortify the existence of Borobudur.
Based Kayuwungan incription date may 26,824, borobudur was built by king Samaratungga between the 8th century until the 9th century, coincided with the temple and temple-mendut-Pawon. The construction process lasted for 75 year under the leadership of architect gunadarma. Altought nor familiar with computers and other advance equipment, gunadarma able to implement the interlock system in the construction of the temple. A total of 60,000 cubic meters ;of andesite that amounted to 2,000,000 blocks of stone were brought from the Elo and the Progo river carved and assembled in to a giant puzzle that covers a small hill to from the Borobudur Temple.
Borobudur is not only has every high artistic value, wich is evidence of the great work of human civilization in the past is also loaded with philosophical value. Carrying the concept of the mandala symbolizes the univers cosmology in Buddhism, this magnificent building is divided into three levels, namely the word desire or lust (Kamandhatu), the word from (Arupadathu). When viewed from a height, like fried lotus Borobudur Temple on the hill. The temple which is in the level Kamandhatu and Rupadhatu as flower petals, while a row of circular stupa at the Arupadhatu into staments. so the whole Borobudur depict Buddhist sitting on lotus petals.
Enjoy the grandeur of Borobudur is not only enough to walk down the aisle and up to the top level of the temple. One thing to look out for is watching and Borobudur Borobudur-sunrise-sunset from the top of the temple. Spray of the morning sun hit the stupas and statues of Buddhist made of grandeur and of splendor of the temple is more pronounced. while standing on top the temple at dusk a long a row of stupas and watched the sun slowly began to shade will create a feeling of calm and peace.