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Borobudur is the largest Buddhist temple in the 9th century measuring 123 x 123 meters. Borobudur Temple was completed centuries before Angkor Wat in Cambodia. This Buddhist temple has 1460 relief panels and 504 Buddha effigies in its complex. There have been many people who visit the buildings included in the World Wonder Heritages. Both domestic and foreign tourists, even some artists Hollywood has also been visiting this temple.
Borobudur was built by King Samaratungga, one of the kings of ancient Mataram kingdom. Based Kayumwungan inscription, an Indonesian named Hudaya Kandahjaya revealed that Borobudur was a place of worship that was completed on 26 May 824, almost one hundred years since the early days of construction. The name Borobudur, as some people means a mountain having terraces (budhara), while the other says that Borobudur means monastery on the heights.
Borobudur temple shaped "punden staircase", consists of 10 levels. Height of 42 meters and 34.5 meters before it was renovated after the renovation because the lowest level was used as a drag. Six lowest level square and the upper three circular form, and the highest level in the form of a Buddhist stupa facing westward. Each level represents the stages of human life.
The base of Borobudur, called Kamadhatu, symbolizing human beings that are still bound by lust. Four levels above it are called Rupadhatu symbolizing human beings that have freed themselves from lust but still tied to appearance and shape. At that level, put a statue of Buddha is open. Meanwhile, three levels above where Buddha placed inside perforated stupa called Arupadhatu, symbolizing human beings that have been freed from lust, appearance, and shape. The top part is called Arupa symbolizes nirvana, where Buddha is residing.
Each terrace has beautiful relief panels showing how skillful. Relief that will be read coherently when you walk in a clockwise direction (towards the left of the entrance of the temple). In the reliefs of Borobudur tells of a legendary story, namely Ramayana. In addition, there are relief panels depicting the condition of society at that time. For example, the relief of farmers' activity reflecting the advance of agriculture system and relief of sailing boat representing the advance of the time shipping was centered in Bergotta (Semarang).
One of the questions still unanswered about Borobudur is how the condition around the temple was built and why the temple was found buried in a state. Some say Borobudur originally stood surrounded by marsh and then buried by the eruption of Merapi. Calcutta is essentially the inscription reads 'Amawa' means sea of milk. The word which is then interpreted as the lava of Merapi. Some others say cold Merapi lava buried Borobudur.
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