History of Borobudur Temple and the origins of Borobudur
Borobudur Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Magelang City, Central Java province. Borobudur Temple is the largest Buddhist temple in the world, and one of the largest Buddhist monuments in the world.
Because of its grandeur and majesty, this temple, built in the 8th century, has been established by UNESCO as one of the world's cultural heritage. Development process of Borobudur Temple.
Borobudur Temple was built during the reign of Syailendra dynasty. The shape of this stupa was erected by the Mahayana Buddhist believers during the reign of the Syailendra dynasty. The history of Borobudur Temple was built in the 8th century.
The origins of Borobudur temple are still covered with mystery, about who is the founder of Borobudur Temple and what was the purpose of building this temple. Many stories and tales of Borobudur are circulating now known as local folklore.
Borobudur temple is located in Magelang City, Central Java province. The address of Borobudur temple is located at Jl. Badrawati, Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java. The location of Borobudur temple is about 100 km from Semarang, 86 km from Surakarta and 40 km from IN Yogyakarta.
Origins of Borobudur Temple
There is a long history in the establishment of Borobudur temple. To date there is no written evidence explaining who built the Borobudur and what the purpose of building this temple. It is estimated that Borobudur temple was built in 800 CE.
The approximate time of the construction of the temple is based on a comparison between the types of characters written on the closed leg Karmawibhangga with the type of characters commonly used on the royal inscriptions of the 8th and 9th centuries.
Borobudur temple was built during the reign of the Syailendra dynasty in central Java that coincided between the period from 760 to 830 CE. Discovery of Borobudur Temple.
The process of developing Borobudur temple is estimated to spend 75 to 100 years. The new Borobudur temple was completely completed 100% during the reign of the King Samaratungga in 825 CE.
Who built Borobudur temple? It is still unknown to who built the Borobudur temple. The obvious Borobudur temple was built during the glory of Syailendra dynasty. In addition there was also a confusion of Borobudur temple relics of what religion, whether Buddhism or Hinduism.
It is known that the people of Syailendra dynasty were devout Mahayana Buddhist religions. However, based on the findings of the inscription Sojomerto showed that they were probably Hindu Shiva.
In that era, many Hindu and Buddhist temples were constructed in the plains of Kedu. There is also the sacred temple of Shiwalingga near the Borobudur area which is a Hindu temple.
Although it is generally agreed Borobudur temple relics of the Buddha kingdom. Borobudur temple itself was built in a period of almost the same time as the temples in the plain of Prambanan, although Borobudur was completed first around the year 825 A.D.
