Borobudur as a World Heritage site that holds the Secret of Life

Borobudur relief

Tour to visit historic sites would never boring because by visiting this historic site as your travel options. You can get a very good profit. Besides being able to enjoy the surrounding natural scenery, you also gain knowledge about the historic site. makes Borobudur temple as a tourist destination is a very appropriate choice. Because of Borobudur is in the interest of the local tourists, domestic tourists as well as from foreign countries. Borobudur temple every year is always crowded by tourists. Borobudur is a good tourist spot for all ages.

Borobudur as a world heritage site that holds the secret of life

Borobudur is the name of a Buddhist temple located in Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java. Location of the temple is approximately 100 km southwest of Semarang and 40 km northwest of Yogyakarta. This temple was founded by followers of Mahayana Buddhism around the year 800 AD during the reign of the dynasty dynasty.

Borobudur as a world heritage site that holds the secret of life

Borobudur has the basic structure punden staircase, with a six-yard square, three circular courtyard and a main stupa as a peak. Also scattered in all pelatarannya several stupas. Borobudur structure when viewed from above form the structure of the Mandala. Borobudur structure does not use cement at all, but the Interlock system is like Lego blocks that can be attached without glue.

Borobudur as a world heritage site that holds the secret of life

Ten yard owned Borobudur clearly illustrates the school of Mahayana philosophy. Like a book, Borobudur describes ten levels of Bodhisattva must pass to reach the perfection of the Buddha.

• The highest level that describes the lack of being represented in the form of the largest and highest stupa. Stupa depicted plain without holes.
• From the fifth to the seventh floor walls are not berelief. This level is called Arupadhatu (which means no tangible form or not). Circular floor plan. This level represents the nature of, where people are free from all desires and bond forms and shapes, but have not reached nirvana.
• Four floors with walls berelief on it by the experts called Rupadhatu. The floor is rectangular. Rupadhatu is a world that has been able to break free from lust, but is still bound by the appearance and shape. This level represents the nature of that is, between the bottom and the nature of nature.
• The foot of Borobudur represents Kamadhatu, the world is still dominated by kama, or “low desire”.

Borobudur Sunrise

At every level carved reliefs on temple walls. These reliefs variety of story content, among other reliefs of Jataka stories. Borobudur has become one of the seven wonders of the world and in 1991 UNESCO has set the Borobudur temple as a world heritage site.

(source:http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borobudur)