The mysterious “Borobudur” Buddhist stupa (Part – 1)

By asad russel –

About the Borobudur, Indonesia:
In the Mahayana tradition the Borobudur is a Buddhist stupa, in the world the largest monument of the Buddhist. On the Indonesian island of Java is located the Borobudur, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of the Yogyakarta is located the island of Java, around 750 AD was build the Borobudur. A three dimensional mandala means diagram of the universe has the magnificent temple and of the Buddhist teaching a visual representation.

The history of the Borobudur:
Who build the Borobudur or what was its intended purpose there is no written record. Between on the temple’s hidden foot the carved reliefs and during the eighth and ninth centuries commonly used in the royal charters the inscriptions has been estimated the construction time. Around 750 AD was likely founded the Borobudur. In central Java (760-830 AD) to the peak of the Sailendra dynasty this corresponds, the influence of the Srivijayan Empire when it was under. About 75 years has been estimated to have taken the construction and in 825 during the region of Samaratungga had been completed.

Under the layer of volcanic ash the Borobudur lay hidden for centuries. Still remains a mystery for this magnificent monument the reasons behind the desertion. By an eruption of Mount Merapi to leave the lands forced the inhabitants of the Central Java in search of a new place to live leave their land behind, believes that some scholars. This area once again inhabited when the people, by the ash from Mount Merapi the glory of the Borobudur was buried.

By Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in 1814 the Borobudur was rediscovered, full of many carved stones indicating the discovery he received a report in Semarang during his visit. To be the site of the ancient monuments which called the Budur by the local inhabitants the hill was believed. Led by the Cornelius to investigate the hill Raffles then commissioned a team.

The site was fully cleared in the 1835. Since then to restore and colossal the monument some efforts were made. Unfortunately in 1896 for the King of Siam who was visiting the Indonesia as present eight containers of Borobudur stones gave away the Dutch colonial government which includes stairs, gates, statues and reliefs. In 1900, to assess the monument the colonial government set up a commission three officials which consisting.

They are the Brandes who was an art historian, Theodoor van Erp who was a Dutch army engineer officer and Van de Kamer from the Department of Public Works who was a construction engineer. In 1902 to the government a threefold plan of proposal the commission submitted about the restoration and protection of the Borobudur.

Between the 1973 and 1984 undertaken a restoration program to its former glory returned much of the complex, and for the Buddhist pilgrimage a destination since the site has become. Due to a bomb attack the temple suffered minor damage on January 21, 1985. As a World Heritage Site in 1991 by the UNESCO the Borobudur was listed. 

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