The History of Borobudur in Indonesia

Borobudur temple is one of the famous tourist attraction in Indonesia are located in Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java. Borobudur was founded around the year 800 AD by Buddhist Wahayana. In the history of the Borobudur temple, there are various theories that explain the origin of the name of the Borobudur temple. One of them states that the name is derived from the word borobudur possibility Sambharabhudhara which means "mountain" (bhudara) where the slopes are located terraces.
In addition there are several other folk etymology. Suppose Borobudur word comes from the words "the Buddha" is due to shift sound into Borobudur. Another explanation is that the name comes from the two words "coal" and "beduhur". The word bara said to have originated from the monastery, while there are also other explanations where coal comes from Sanskrit which means temple or monastery and beduhur meaning is "high", or to remind the Balinese language means "above". So the point is a convent or dormitory located on high ground.
Historian J.G. de Casparis in his dissertation for a doctorate in 1950 argued that Borobudur is a place of worship. Based on the inscription Karangtengah and Kahulunan, Casparis estimates Borobudur is the founder of the dynasty Mataram dynasty king named Samaratungga, which is doing construction around the year 824 AD
The huge building will be completed in the time of her daughter, Queen Pramudawardhani. Borobudur construction is expected to take half a century. In Karangtengah inscription also mentioned about the conferment of land sima (tax-free land) by CR? Kahulunan (Pramudawardhani) to maintain Kam? L? N called Bh? Misambh? Ra. Terms Kam? L? N itself comes from the word meaning first place origin, sacred buildings to honor ancestors, most likely ancestor of the Sailendra dynasty. Casparis estimates that Bh? Mi Sambh? Ra Bhudh? Ra in Sanskrit which means "Hill set ten levels boddhisattwa virtue", is the original name of Borobudur.
The layout of this temple is located in the hills above the village of Borobudur, Mungkid, Magelang or 42 km northwest city of Yogyakarta. Surrounded Hill Manoreh stretching from east to west. While in the east there are Mount Merapi and Merbau, and the west side there Gunumg Sindoro and Sumbing.
It takes no less than 2 million stone blocks of andesite or the equivalent square 50.000m to build this Borobudur Temple. The overall weight of the temple reached 3.5 million tons. Like most buildings of the temple, Bororbudur has 3 parts of the building, ie legs, and upper body. Foot building called Kamadhatu, which tells the story of consciousness filled with lust and animal nature. Then Ruphadatu, which means a level of human consciousness which still bound lust, materials and shapes. While no longer bound Aruphadatu lust, materials and shapes depicted in the form of an empty stupa. This can only be achieved with the desire and emptiness.

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