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Mad About Malaysia |
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Mad About Asia |
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Indonesia -
Borobudur
Temple Compounds
(1991) |
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Borobudur
is a
ninth-century
Mahayana
Buddhist
monument
in
Magelang,
Central
Java,
Indonesia.
The
monument
comprises
six
square
platforms
topped
by
three
circular
platforms,
and
is
decorated
with
2,672
relief
panels
and
504
Buddha
statues.
A
main
dome
is
located
at
the
center
of
the
top
platform,
and
is
surrounded
by
seventy-two
Buddha
statues
seated
inside
perforated
stupa. |
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The
monument
is
both
a
shrine
to
the
Lord
Buddha
and
a
place
for
Buddhist
pilgrimage.
The
journey
for
pilgrims
begins
at
the
base
of
the
monument
and
follows
a
path
circumambulating
the
monument
while
ascending
to
the
top
through
the
three
levels
of
Buddhist
cosmology,
namely,
Kamadhatu
(the
world
of
desire);
Rupadhatu
(the
world
of
forms);
and
Arupadhatu
(the
world
of
formless).
During
the
journey,
the
monument
guides
the
pilgrims
through
a
system
of
stairways
and
corridors
with
1,460
narrative
relief
panels
on
the
wall
and
the
balustrades. |
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Evidence
suggests
Borobudur
was
abandoned
following
the
fourteenth
century
decline
of
Buddhist
and
Hindu
kingdoms
in
Java,
and
the
Javanese
conversion
to
Islam.
It
was
rediscovered
in
1814
by
Sir
Thomas
Raffles,
the
British
ruler
of
Java.
Borobudur
has
since
been
preserved
through
several
restorations.
The
largest
restoration
project
was
undertaken
between
1975
and
1982
by
the
Indonesian
government
and
UNESCO,
following
which
the
monument
was
listed
as a
UNESCO
World
Heritage
Site.
Borobudur
is
still
used
for
pilgrimage,
where
once
a
year
Buddhists
in
Indonesia
celebrate
Vesak
at
the
monument,
and
Borobudur
is
Indonesia's
single
most
visited
tourist
attraction. |
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