Borobudur
was built by King Samaratungga, one of the kings of Old Mataram Kingdom, the
descendant of the dynasty dynasty. Kayumwungan based registration, an
Indonesian name Hudaya Kandahjaya revealed that Borobudur is a place of worship
was on 26 May 824, almost a hundred years from the date of the completed
building. The name of Borobudur, as some media of a mountain with terraces
(Buddha), while the other says that Borobudur means monastery on.
Borobudur Building stairs as PUND consists of
10 levels. Height 42 meters before it was renovated and 34.5 meters after the
renovation because the lowest level used as ballast. Six lowest level in a
square and three levels on a circle and one of the highest Buddhist stupa west.
Each level represents the phases of human life. After law school Mahayana
Buddhism, who will have been achieved at the highest, and the Buddha through
every level of life.
The base of Borobudur, called Kāmadhātu symbolizes the
man is still bound by lust. Four levels above Rupadhatu symbolizes the man who
had the freedom of desire, but still so bound and form. On this terrace, Buddha
effigies are placed in free space. Meanwhile, three levels above, where the
Buddhist stupas symbolize the indicated holes Arupadhatu the man set free from
lust, appearance and form. The upper is Arupa symbolizes nirvana, where Buddha
lives.
Each terrace has sent this beautiful relief
panels. consistent relief to read while walking to the right (left of the
entrance to the temple) be. The relief panels tell the legendary story of
Ramayana. There are also relief panels describing the state of society at that
time. For example, the relief of farmers due to developments in agriculture and
relief of sailing in advance of the trip, which was founded in Mountain Otto
(Semarang).
All relief panels in Borobudur temple reflect
the teachings of the Buddha. Therefore, this temple as an educational functions
of the media for people who want to learn Buddhism. Yogya invites you to
surround each of the narrow streets of Borobudur in the philosophy of Buddhism
to understand. Atisha, a Buddhist from India in the 10th Century there was a
visit to the temple, built three centuries before Angkor Wat in Cambodia and
four centuries before the great cathedrals of Europe.
A visit to the Borobudur and armed with a
script Serlingpa Buddhism (one of the king of the Kingdom of Sriwijaya), Atisha
was able to develop Buddhism. The monastery was named chief Vikramasila and
taught the Tibetans to practice Dharma. Six manuscripts Serlingpa condensed in
a basic course called "The Light of the path to enlightenment" or
better known as Bodhipathapradipa.
One of the unanswered questions, such as the
Borobudur Temple was built in the state and why the temple was found buried in
the state. Some say that Borobudur was originally surrounded by a swamp and
then buried by the eruption of Mount Merapi. Kolkata is in essence the inscription
"sea Amawa" Milk does. The word is interpreted as the lava of Mount
Merapi. Some other says that Borobudur was buried by cold lava of Merapi.
With all the grandeur and mystery, of course,
is that many people around the world, including penjru Borobudur as a place
worth a visit in your life. Besides enjoying the temple, you can go to the
nearby villages around Borobudur as Karanganyar Wanurejo and activities to see
the local crafts to go. You can also go to the top Kendil Watu a panoramic view
from the top of Borobudur. Why wait? No need for an earthquake of the 27th May
2006, not because of Borobudur make us concerned.
Importance of Borobudur Temple
Borobudur temple, next most important as the
symbol of Buddhism, stupas Borubudur also a replica of the cosmology of the
universe, according to Mahayana philosophy. Borubudur Borubudur stupa consists
of three dhatu (dhatu here: natural or workshops, Tri-loka berarati Three
Natural), namely, Kama-dhatu, Rupa-dhatu and Arupa dhatu.
Borubudur building has 10 levels, the 10
stages of spiritual progress or Bodhisattva Dasabhumi to show media. Dasabhumi
Mahayana doctrine. explained on the walls of the temple with the meaning of the
text or holy book Lalitavistara, Gandavyuha, Catakamala and Maha-Karmavibhangga.
Around the temple is a reflection of the
content of religious writings, teachings and philosophy and the tradition of
Mahayana Buddhism compelling and fascinating as a professor at Nalanda
University in India.
Borobudur is a Mahayana shrine, the Temple of
the archaic world, old world, but still alive, revealing the world of the past,
but still present to us in a specific format containing the spiritual meaning
is so deep.
Borubudur construction of the temple from
above like a lotus flower. Lotus symbolizes purity and growth of 7 results from
both new Sidhartha was born and immediately walked seven steps above the lotus
flower grows.
Relief that the Scripture is interpreted in
the temple part of the nine Dharma in the Mahayana Buddhism, the Dharma Nine: 1
Astasahasrika-Prajnaparamita, 2 Gandavyuha, 3 Dasabhumisvara 4th Samadhi-sport,
5 Lankavatara, 6 Lotus, 7 Tathagata guhyaka, 8 Lalitavistara, 9
Suvarna-Prabhasaksetra.
Jatakamala
In the text Awadana Jatakamala and explain the
importance of intelligent actions Siddhartha Gautama (in front of a Bodhisattva
and Buddha) did in the past. In this text, often incarnated as a hare, otters,
wolves, monkeys and turtles. Good deeds are expected to be a model or a model
for people to create, do not act arbitrarily (about Puruka City), about loyalty
(Kinara-Kinari story) sacrifice of victims.
Maha-Karmavibhangga
This text explanation of the reliefs in this
part of the foot is buried in Borobudur temple. Maha-Karmavibhangga explain the
law of cause and effect of karma actions. Violations would receive in hell and
good players to be punished prices in Nirvana. Hell is mentioned in this
document and Sanjiva Kala Sutra and Raurawa Sanghata and Tapana Maharaurawa and
Awici Pratapana.
Lalita-View
Many versions of the story in the
Lalita-Vista. Vista was Lalita life of the last centuries before the birth of
Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha and Bodhisattva Gautama Buddha reached the first
sermon in the Deer Park near Varanasi, also known as filter wheels Dharma
(Dharma Sutra pravartana known.)
Gandavyuha
Gandavyuha says the son of a wealthy merchant
named Sudhana. Sudhana I went there to sit here and achieve greater knowledge
about the meaning of life. Sudhana added to the Bodhisattva Maitreya and
Manjusri met.
Three-dhatu (Triloka) and Dasabhumi
Kāmadhātu Level: J.W. Ijzerman, 1885, by chance
by a stone wall in this part of the original bengunah found the foot of
Borobudur temple. Scenes from the Maha-Karmavibhangga type of causality. Kāmadhātu is equal to
the down "nature, where the common people, still life of anger that the
man has the desire within the meaning of silence or instructions symbolized.
Pramudita Level Dasabhumi, Vimala received control is overwhelmed Prabhakari.
Rupadhatu level: in the temple of Borobudur in
the height of the building from level to level 2 6 This is the level between
the nature of man to nature of the Buddha. In the temple of Borobudur, relief
on this level contains the stories from the Sanskrit manuscripts: Gandavyuha,
Lalita-view and Awadana Jatakamala. Rupadhatu provides the speed, start to
humankind, to fulfill themselves, and try the evil passions of the revolt in
Dasabhumi Arcismati Sudurjaya level Abhimukhi, Duran Gama control.
Arupadhatu level: a pure moral nature,
symbolizes the people who had come to an ultimate sense, and understands the
spiritual nature introspective Dasabhumi in Acala and Dharmamegha Sadhumati. At
the beginning of the level of the Borobudur Temple in July, we will create an
atmosphere of calm and serenity feel as if in contemplation of nature.
Bodhisattvas are in the amount of Acala.
Five Dhyani Buddhas and Mudra
Mahayana Buddhism religion is respect and
veneration of the Buddha Shakyamuni, also reverence and worship of the Dhyani
Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
Dhyani Buddha is the Buddha attained
enlightenment samyak of cosmic time and called for the cosmic Buddha Shakyamuni
Buddha in history. Mudra is a gesture, the meaning and are symbolic.
After the five Dhyani Buddhas Tantrayana not
Mahayana, namely:
1 Aksobhya Bhumisparsa Dhyani Buddha Mudra is
with up and over his lap, his right hand on the knee, as witnessed with the
earth.
2 Ratnasambhava Dhyani Buddhas: pengkuan Wara
Mudra with the left palm up open hand just above the right knee, the grace and
blessings.
3 Dhyani Buddha Amitabha 3: Mudra of meditation
with the right palm on the left palm in the bosom of meditation
4 Amoghasidhi Dhyani Buddhas: open the Abhaya
mudra palm of his left hand on his right hand turn open the right knee with the
fingers, thumbs in, which means no fear.
5 Dhyani Buddhas Wairocana: Witarka mudra with
the left hand open on his lap, just above the right knee, three fingers, thumbs
and even medium sweet pinky, index finger and form a circle, which means that
three knee Loka (Triloka)
