Borobudur Temple

Borobudur is a Buddhist temple located in Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, which age is more than 200 years. Stupa-shaped temple was founded by the Mahayana Buddhists around the year 800 AD, during the reign of the Sailendra dynasty. Borobudur is the largest Buddhist temple or shrine in the world, and one of the largest Buddhist monument in the world.
This monument consists of six square terraces on which there are three circular courtyard, the walls are decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues are original. Borobudur has the most complete collection of Buddhist reliefs in the world. The main stupa in the middle of the biggest teletak once crowned this building, surrounded by three rows of circular 72 perforated stupas 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).

Borobudur temple has three levels of the realm in Buddhist cosmology. The third level is Kamadhatu (the realm of lust), Rupadhatu (the realm of intangibles), and Arupadhatu (formless realm). In this journey the pilgrim goes through a series of hallways and stairs with witnessing no less than 1,460 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 Bud
dhist kingdoms in Java as well as begin the influence of Islam. 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 Governor General of England on Java. Since then Borobudur has suffered a series of rescue and restoration efforts. The largest restoration project was held in the period 1975 to 1982 for the efforts of the Government of the Republic of  Indonesia And UNESCO, then this historic site included in the list of World Heritage Sites.
Borobudur is still used as a place of religious pilgrimage; each year Buddhists who come from all over Indonesia and abroad gathered at Borobudur to celebrate Vesak Trisuci. In the world of tourism, tourism Borobudur is Indonesia's single most visited by tourists.

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