The Temple Of Borobudur

 

      For centuries, the temple of Borobudur slumbered in the jungle, like sleeping beauty, overgrown with trees and entangled in vines. Only rediscovered in the nineteenth century, the attraction of the temple of Borobudur today draws Buddhist pilgrims and tourists alike.

              Location- Magelang Regency

                               Central Java              

                                Indonesia 

             Coordinates- 7.608°5110.204°E 

             Built - built in the 9th century

                        during the reign of the

                         SAILENDRA DYNASTY

             Restored - 1911

             Restored by-  Theodoor Ero

             Architect - Gunadharma

  The temple hill in the jungle was rediscovered in 1814 in the course of an expedition led by the governor of Java. Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles who put the temple on the map. The first part of the complex would only be cleared in 1835 as archaeologists and other experts, recognizing that a great treasure lay buried under the mounds of volcanic debris, trees and thick overgrowth, were increasingly drawn to the site. They campaigned for the ruins and battled for their preservation. However it was only in 1955, following years of ongoing diplomatic negotiations that the government of Indonesia in concert with UNESCO come to an agreement permitting the temple's excavation and restoration. The work finally began in 1973 upon its completion in 1983, Borobudur shone with all its ancient glory the spirit of Buddha was one's again present.

7.1 Structure:

At first glance, Borobudur resembles a stepped pyramid. The structure itself consists of nine levels, in plan nearly square, with a total area of about 15000 m^2. At top these are six galleries, also nearly square, decreasing in size as they rise, followed by three circular terraces with 72 steps. At the very top lies the main steps, a pagoda with a diameter of nearly 11 meters. The six square galleries are decorated in figure reliefs depicting the life and work of Buddha. Their combined length is over 5km.

7.2 Why and who established the temple?

 The temple of Borobudur represents the central highest truth of Buddhism the universe (Acc. to Buddhism) divided into three part-

1) KAMADHATU - Occupied by humans, is a world of wishes and desires

2) RUPADHATU - is the transitional world in which people are freed from their physical form and attachments to worldly things.

3) ARUPADHATU- the world of the gods, a perfect world of complete enlightenment.

 Borobudur is built by the Mahatma Buddha. This temple is established according to this vision of the world. Every parts of the temple complex is dedicated to one of these three realism of existence.

7.3 Facts:

1) UNESCO: World Cultural list: Borobudur was placed on the UNESCO world cultural heritage list in 1991.

2) BUDDHA: The Enlightened one, a being who has achieved Ponti completeness of spirit and limitless unfolding of his potential: perfect wisdom and endless empathy living things.

3) Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles (1781-1826)

The British explorer and scientist who founded the city of Singapore and was named governor of Java in 1811. In 1814 he rediscovered the Buddhist temple complex of Borobudur while exploring the area for new plant species.

— Team Yuva Aaveg

(Deeksha Yadav)

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