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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Borobudur Temple



Borobudur is the name of a Buddhist temple located in Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.
Shaped stupa temple was founded by the Mahayana Buddhists around the year 800's AD during the reign of Sailendra dynasty. This monument comprises six square terraces on which there are three circular courtyard, the walls are decorated with original 2672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues there. The main stupa in the middle of the biggest teletak once crowned this building, surrounded by three rows of circular 72 perforated stupa in which there are statues of buddha sitting cross-legged in the lotus position perfectly with the mudra (hand gesture) Dharmachakra mudra (turning the wheel of dharma).
Borobudur is still used as a place of religious pilgrimage; each year Buddhists who come from all over Indonesia and abroad gather at Borobudur to commemorate Vesak Trisuci. In the world of tourism, tourism Borobudur is Indonesia's single most visited tourist

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