🏯The History Of Borobudur Temple🏯

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Buried in the Merapi lava One of the questions that has not yet been answered about Borobudur is the condition around the temple when it was built and why the temple was found buried. Some experts say Borobudur originally stood surrounded by swamps and then buried because of the Merapi eruption

This is based on the Kalkutta inscription that says "Amawa" means the sea of ​​milk. That word is then interpreted as Merapi lava, possibly Borobudur buried by cold lava of Merapi. Villages around Borobudur, such as Karanganyar and Wanurejo, have activities for making crafts. In addition, the peak of the Kendil Watu is an ideal place to view the panorama of Borobudur from above. The earthquake of May 27, 2006 did not have any impact on Borobudur so that the temple building can still be visited

The history of the discovery of Borobudur temple.About three hundred years ago, the place of this temple was still in the form of a thicket forest by the surrounding population called Redi Borobudur. For the first time, the name Borobudur is known from the Negarakertagama manuscript by Mpu Prapanca in 1365 AD, mentioned about the monastery in Budur

Then in the Babad Tanah Jawi Manuscript (1709-1710) there was news about Mas Dana, a rebel against Raja Paku Buwono I, who was caught in Redi Borobudur and sentenced to death. Then in 1758, news emerged of a prince from Yogyakarta, namely Prince Monconagoro, who was interested in seeing a statue of a knight confined in a cage

In 1814, Thomas Stamford Raffles received news from his subordinates about the existence of a hill filled with carved stones. Based on the news, Raffles sent Cornelius, an admirer of art and history, to clear the hill

After cleaning for two months with the help of 200 residents, the temple building became clearer and restoration was continued in 1825. In 1834, the Kedu Resident cleaned the temple again, and in 1842 the temple stupa was reviewed for further research

Borobudur Temple is located in Magelang, Central Java and was first established in the 9th century, precisely in the era of Syailendra Kingdom

The largest Buddhist temple in the world is also the largest Buddhist monument or temple in the world. Consists of 6 square terraces, on top of which there are 3 circular terraces, and at the top there is a large main stupa

The walls are decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddhist statues. The main stupa is located at the top in the middle surrounded by 72 buddha statues

One mystery is the loss of the largest Buddhist temple in the world in 1006 AD. At that time, the eruption of Mount Merapi and its eruption caused the Borobudur Temple to be buried by volcanic ash and lava. After that, the existence of this temple disappeared from civilization for centuries

This temple is hidden and invisible to the naked eye. Many trees and shrubs cover it so that it resembles a hill. Some say that Borobudur Temple was deliberately abandoned because of certain things

From 1811 to 1816, during the British-Dutch War to fight Java and Java under British rule, this Borobudur Temple was rediscovered

Thomas Stanford Raffles was then appointed as Governor-General and had an interest in the history and ins and outs of Java. In his travels around Java, he collected ancient Javanese anticifacts and wrote about Javanese history and culture

Trees and shrubs that cover the temple are cut down and cleaned of all vullkanic dust

Because when cleaning the Borobudur Temple at the time Cornelius was still not explored, Hartmann, an Indies government official - the Netherlands continued Cornelius's work and finally all parts of the temple were visible. This happened around 1835

Until now, Borobudur temple is very famous throughout the world and included in one of the ranks of sites protected by UNESCO


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