Minggu, 01 April 2012

Borobudur temple

Good morning friends, this time I will share information about the native cultures of Indonesia, which might belom friends know about the culture in Indonesia, may be useful for all my friends.This time is a post about a temple from the wonders of the world including Indonesia which is called the temple of Borobudur. Borobudur Temple is a Buddhist temple located at Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. Location of the temple is about 100 km southwest of Manila, 86 km to the west of Surakarta, and 40 km northwest of Yogyakarta. Stupa shaped temple was founded by the Mahayana Buddhists around AD 800-AD in the reign of an dynasty dynasty. The monument comprises six square terraces on which there are three circular courtyard, the walls are decorated with relief panels and the original 2672 there were 504 major Buddha.Stupa largest statue in the middle teletak once crowned this building, surrounded by three rows of circular hollow stupa 72 in which there are statues of Buddha sitting cross-legged in the lotus position perfectly with the mudra (hand position) Dharmachakra mudra (turning the wheel of dharma).

This monument is a model of the universe and built as a shrine to honor the Buddha also functions as a place of pilgrimage to guide mankind to switch from natural lust to enlightenment and wisdom according to the teachings of Buddha. The pilgrims enter through the east side starting at the base of the temple ritual walk around holy building is in a clockwise direction, while continuing to go up to the next steps in the sphere through three levels of Buddhist cosmology. The third level is Kamadhatu (the realm of the passions), Rupadhatu (sphere shape),