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Thursday, April 4, 2013

Borobudur



Borobudur is the largest Buddhist temple in the 9th century with size 123 x 123 meters.

Borobudur is a Buddhist temple has 1460 relief panels and 504 Buddha effigies.

Borobudur was built by King Samaratungga, one of the king of the ancient Mataram kingdom, descendant of Sailendra dynasty. Based on the inscriptions Kayumwungan, an Indonesian named Hudaya Kandahjaya revealed that Borobudur is a place of worship that was completed on 26 May 824, almost one hundred years since the beginning of construction. The name of Borobudur, as some people means a mountain having terraces (budhara), while the other says that Borobudur means monastery on the high place.

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