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Borobudur temple is one of the wonders of the world that exist in Indonesia, precisely located in the district of Magelang, Central Java. Temple / largest Buddhist temple in the world is a relic of the Sailendra dynasty who embraced Mahayana Buddhist teachings. Built around the year 770 AD and was completed in 825 AD (wikipedia), this temple has a structural form of the building in the form of a pyramid staircase composed of andesite stone blocks that interlock even without any adhesive receipts. The temple consists of six terraces above the square and there are three circular courtyard, the walls are decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues are original. The main and biggest stupa teletak the middle 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 reliefs carved on several levels temples, the reliefs Relief- Telling scenes taken from some of the stories, ie stories Karmawibhanga, Jatakamala, Awadana, Gandawyuha and Bhadracari.Relief Karmawibhangga tell a story about causality (karma). Kamadhatu zone, some relief Karmawibhangga tell human desires, such as robbery, murder, torture, and humiliation. Not only depicts evil, carved reliefs Karmawibhanga over 160 panels also describe the teachings of cause and effect of good deeds. Kamadhatu zone is a picture of a world inhabited by most people, or the world is still dominated by kama or "low desire", therefore this zone is located at the lowest level of the temple and is now covered by the foundation advocates the building so it is not visible unless the South side slightly open. But you do not worry, you can still see the relief in this zone by visiting the Museum Karmawibhangga that located within Borobudur temple tourist complex. This museum displays photos reliefs carved on Kamadhatu Zone in order to remain able to be enjoyed by visitors.Lalitawistara are reliefs that tell the history of the Buddha starts from the Buddha's descent from heaven Tusita up the story of the first teachings he did in the Deer Park near the city of Banaras. Relief Lalitawistara numbered 120 but are not exhaustive panels depicting the story of Buddha.Lalitawistara is a series of beautifully sculpted reliefs story on temple walls in hall 1 at the level of the 2nd temple. Broadly speaking, Lalitawistara tell the life of Gautama Buddha at birth up out of the palace and got enlightenment under the bodhi tree.Jataka relief is relief that tells the story of the Buddha's kindness and self-sacrifice that he did in various forms of reincarnation, either as a human or an animal. Good deeds is what distinguishes it from other creatures. Moreover, doing good is in the preparation stage of the business towards a higher level of Buddha.Relief Awadana is also contain figures Jataka story but the story is not the Buddha but Sudhanakumara prince. The story on the relief Awadana taken from the Book of Diwyawadana (noble act of divinity) and the Book Awadanasataka (one hundred stories Awadana).Gandawyuha relief is relief that tells the story of Sudhana, son of a rich merchant who traveled in his quest for the highest knowledge of the real truth. Panil- depiction on panels based on the Mahayana Buddhist scripture entitled Gandawyuha. Meanwhile, on the lid, these reliefs Bhadracari book tells the story about the oath Samantabhadra Bodhisattva Sudhana to make his life as a role model.Based on historical data, the 14th century temple of Borobudur was abandoned along with the weakening influence of Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms in Java resulting in the building of the temple buried in the ground, until the building is discovered in 1814 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles who was then serving as governor general English upper area of ​​Java. Since then the process of reconstruction of the temple began in cooperation Indonesian government and UNESCO. Currently Borobudur temple became one of the attractions of international standard that every day is always visited by local and foreign tourists. Besides, the feast of the Buddhist temple complex of Borobudur is usually used as a venue for the ceremony which was attended by Buddhist ritual from all over the world.Besides the historical and cultural value content incredible, Borobudur temple also offers a beautiful natural landscape. Borobudur is situated on a hill on a plateau surrounded by two pairs of twin mountain is Mount Sundoro and Sumbing in the northwest and Mount Merbabu and Mount Merapi in the northeast, to the north there is Tidar hill, closer to the south side there is a range of hills Menoreh. Its location is privileged that is the added value of the beauty of this building, while the best time to visit Borobudur temple is in the morning before sunrise, so we could enjoy the sunrise coupled with a refreshing breath of clean air. Are you interested to visit?Access to the complex of Borobudur temple tour is very easy, from jakarta you must go into the province of Yogyakarta special region, Can be reached by bus, train, or plane. after arriving in Yogyakarta, Borobudur temple you can go by bus majors jogja-borobudur for 90min because it is only 40 km from the center of the city of Yogyakarta. Very easy is not it? Why should not hesitate to enjoy the beauty of the masterpiece of human civilization? Let's traveling and see the world.Indonesian wonderful .....