In 1991,
Borobudur Temple was maintained as the
World’s Inheritance by UNESCO. There are a lot of theory that explained about Borobudur Temple’s name. One of the explanations that came from the etymology of the
Javanese Community that the Borobudur's name was came from words “
bara” and "
beduhur". Words of “bara” came from words “
vihara” (the Buddhist house of group's religious duties) and “beduhur” meaning is “
high”. So his intention was a monastery or the barracks that was located in the high land.
Borobudur Temple had the structure of punden berundak shape. Consisted of six levels that have lay alongside the cage shape, three levels have round coiled shape and a main stupa as his peak. Borobudur Temple was built without using cement, but used interlock system, that is the stones that had the shape of release beams that could adhere without glue. If was seen from above, the structure of Borobudur Temple had the shape of the arena. Borobudur Temple had ten levels. The ten levels depicted clearly philosophy
Mazhab Mahayana. Moreover, ten levels of the Borobudur Temple depicted ten
Bodhisattva Stages that must be passed through to achieve perfection to Buddha.
Karmawibhangga, in accordance with the symbolic meaning in foot the temple, this relief depicted the
law of karma.
Lalitawistara, this relief depicted the story Buddha that was begun from the fall Buddha from
Tusita Heaven, and ended with first advice in the
Rusa Garden close to the
Banaras City.
Jataka and Awadana, Jataka was relief related about Buddha before being born as
Prince Siddharta. The contents this story was the good action Buddha. Whereas
Awadana, basically almost was same as Jataka but his perpetrators not Bodhisattwa, but the other person
Gandawyuha, this relief depicted the Sudhana story that roamed without knew tired in an effort to him looked for highest knowledge about the
Real Truth by Sudhana.
Every part of the Borobudur Temple symbolised something. The part foot Borobudur symbolised
Kamadhatu, that is the world that still was controlled by kama or the "
low desire". In the part foot this Borobudur Temple was gotten 120 panels
Kammawibhangga Story. Four floors above, was named
Rupadhatu, the world that could have released itself from the desire, but still was tied by the form.
From the fifth floor to the seven was named
Arupadhatu, that was mean not form or was not concrete. In this level, the
Borobudur wall did not have relief. This stage symbolised upper nature, where humankind has been free from all the wishes and the association of the form, but did not yet achieve nirvana.
The highest stage that depicted the lack of the shape was demonstrated with the biggest and highest stupa. In this biggest stupa ever been found the Buddhistt Statue that was imperfect or also was mentioned
Unfinished Buddha.
If from the
Jogya City, tourists only needed time around 1 trip hour to the Borobudur Temple. To reach Borobudur Temple, tourists must arrive in the
Magelang City first. From Magelang, tourists could follow the trip by the minibus to Borobudur. Around the
Borobudur Temple tour complex was gotten complete facilities, like the hotel, the restaurant and memento shops. The tour trip will be increasingly complete with the existence of the tourist guide who will help tourists to be able to know information concerning the culture, the history, architectural and the Borobudur Temple relief story. (oks)
Borobudur was the name of a Buddhist