Borobudur is a Buddhist temple. It was built in the ninth
century under Sailendra dynasty of ancient Mataram kingdom. Borobudur is
located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.
Borobudur
is well-known all over the world. Its construction is influenced by the Gupta
architecture of India. The temple is constructed on a hill 46 meter high and
consists of eight steps like stone terrace. The first five terraces are square
and surrounded by walls adorned with Buddhist sculpture in bas-relief. The
upper three are circular. Each of them is with a circle of bell shape-stupa.
The entire upper structure is crowned by a large stupa at the center of the top
circle. The way to the summit extends through some 4.8 km of passage and
stairways.
The
design of Borobudur symbolizes the conception of universe in Buddhist
cosmology. It is believed that the universe is divided into three spiritual
spheres, kamadhatu, rupadhatu, and arupadhatu. The first sphere, kamadhatu,
represents respectively the sphere of desires where we are bound to our
desires; the second sphere, rupadhatu, represents forms where we abandon our
desires but are still bound to name and form; and the last sphere, arupadhatu,
represents formlessness where there is no longer either name or form. Borobudur
temple which is rededicated as an Indonesian monument in 1983 is a valuable
treasure for Indonesian people. With its magnificent size and architecture, no
wonder that Borobudur Temple includes 7 wonders of the world.
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