Knowledge Does Not Separate Poeple: THE BOROBUDUR TEMPLE

Article 160608 / By Adiety

One of The Seven of Word Wonder

THE BOROBUDUR TEMPLE

In Borobudur Village, Borobudur Subdistrict, Magelang Distict, Central Java Province, Indonesia, between many mountain and two rivers, place in Kedu plate, One of The Seven of Word Wonder is The Borobudur Temple standing with beautiful and glorious as the greatest Buddha Temple in the world.

Borobudur temple is Buddha Temple build in around year of 800 and in precisely based epigraphy of Kayumwungan by someone name is Hudaya Kandahjaya that said: “The Borobudur is religious place which have finished in 26 May 824 after building almost in 100 years”.

The Borobudur build in period of The Ancient Mataram Kingdom and The King from Syailendra Dynasty name is Raja Samaratungga, which professes Buddha Mahayana religion, Borobudur building by Gunadharma as a structure specialist.

The meaning name of Borobudur is from two words are Bara and Budur, Bara in Sanskrit language mean is Vihara (complex of temple, bihara or dormitory) and Budur in Bali language is Beduhur meaning is above. And the resume name meaning of Borobudur is “Temples on the above of hill”.

Borobudur Temple finding in 1814 by effort of Governor General United Kingdom is Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles. But development and repair the Borobudur Temple by Netherlands Kingdom. Executed by Van Erp development and repaired begin in 1905 and finished in 1911.

The shape of The Borobudur temple is:

Wide/length: 123 meters
Height: 34,5 meters
Area around: 492 meters
Total rock used: 55.000 meters cubic
With Pyramid shape and have 10 (ten)floors

Amount of the Statue of Buddha in Borobudur Temple are 504 units, and all statue of Buddha like same but if we look in detailed especially on hand position and called is Mudra, each statue is different and in The Borobudur Temple have 5 (five) type of Mudra.

The Borobudur has 3 (three) levels and from lower to the top are Khamadatu, Rupadhatu, and the top is Arupadhatu. In Arupadhatu level have 3 (three) terraces which content of Stupa (dome enclosing an effigy of Buddha), and in 1^st Terrace has 32 units stupa, 2^nd Terrace has 24 units stupa and 3^rd Terrace has 16 units stupa, with total is 72 units stupa. And inner each stupa has one the statue of Buddha.

In the top and the central of the Borobudur Temple have a Big Central Stupa constitute crown of the Borobudur Temple, with diameter 9.9 meter and height is 7 meter.

Each wall in The Borobudur temple has relief and beauty carved object, and many statues and more highly size the statue is smaller.

All kindly of the Borobudur Temple make Borobudur is beautiful, if you come to Central Java, Indonesia, please come to The Borobudur Temple you will get the greatest monument by Gunadharma which give us a picture of The Greatest Culture in year of 800.