Borobudur
The Biggest Buddhist Temple in the Ninth Century
Who does not Borobudur? Millions of people are eager to visit this building as one of the world wonder Heritages. Borobudur, or Borobudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist Temple in Magellan ,Central Java, Indonesia It was built by King Samaratungga, one of the kings of Old Mata ram Kingdom, the descendant of Sailendra dynasty.borobudur was a place for praying that was completed on 26 May 824,almost one hundred years from the time the construction was begun. The name of Borobudur ,as some people say, name a mountain which has terraces, while other say that Borobudur means monastery on the high place. A main dome, located at the center of the top platform is surrounded by 72 Buddha effigies seated inside a perforated stupa.
The walls and balustrades are decorated with 2,672 fine low reliefs and 504 Buddha effigies ,covering a total surface area of 2.500m2 the structure was composed of 55,000 square meters of lava rock. It is erected on a hill in the from of a stepped-pyramid. The whole structure is in the from of lotus, the sacred flower of Buddha. Borobudur was constructed as a ten-terraces building. The fist six terraces are in square from .two upper craves are in circular from. Each terrace symbolizes human beings that are still bound up with lust. The upper four storeys are called Rupadhatu which symbolizes human beings that have set themselves free from lust but are still bound up with appearance and shape. On these terraces, Buddha effigies are placed in open space weaves while the other upper there terraces where Buddha effigies are confined in domes are called Arupadhatu which symbolizes human beings that have been free from lust, appearance and shape.
1.who built Borobudur?
2.what does Borobudur mean?
3.How long was Borobudur boil?
4.what is the other name of Borobudur?
5.what was the structure of Borobudur composed of?
6.what is the base of Borobudur called?
7.Hom are the walls and balustrades decorated?
8.what are confined in the domes at the center of the top platform?
9. what does Rupadhatu symbolize?
10. what does Arupadhatu symbolize.