History
For centuries, largely lay hidden under layers of volcanic ash. The reasons for dropping out of this magnificent monument remains a mystery. Some scholars believe that the famine caused by an eruption of Mount Merapi forced the inhabitants of Central Java to abandon their lands in search of a new place to live. When people lived once again in this area, the glory of Borobudur was buried by ashes of Mount Merapi.
Borobudur was rediscovered in 1814 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, who, during his visit in Semarang, received a report indicating the discovery of a filled with many carved stones Hill. The Hill was believed by the locals that the site of a former Honourable called monument. Raffles then commissioned a team led by Cornelius to investigate the Hill.
In 1835 it was that the site was acquitted. Some efforts were made to restore and preserve the colossal monument since then. Unfortunately, in 1896 the Dutch colonial Government gave away eight containers of stones of Borobudur, including reliefs, statues, staircases and doors, as it presents for the King of Siam, who was visiting Indonesia.
Name of Borobudur
Many theories trying to explain the name of this temple. One of them says that the name is probably derived from the word Sambharabhudhara, meaning "mountain" (bhudara) where the tracks situated terraces. In addition, there are some other popular etymology. Suppose that the word comes from the greeting of Borobudur "the Buddha" that due to changes in sound to Borobudur. Another explanation is that the name is derived from two words "bara" and "beduhur". Supposedly, the word comes from the coals of the monastery, although there is also another explanation that the coal comes from the Sanskrit meaning temple or monastery and beduhur means "high", or to remind the media of Balinese language "above". So it's a monastery or hostel located on high ground.
Historian J.G. Casparis in his dissertation for his doctorate in 1950 argued that Borobudur is a place of worship. Based on inscriptions and Kahulunan Karangtengah, Casparis estimate that the founder of Borobudur was appointed King of the dynasty of Mataram Syailendra Samaratungga, which are built around the year 824 AD new buildings of the Giants can be completed at the time of his daughter, the Queen Pramudawardhani. Development of Borobudur estimated long half-century. Does the inscription of Karangtengah also mentioned on the granting of the sima (tax-free lands) of the Earth by the CRI Kahulunan (Pramudawardhani) to keep Kam? l? do n called Bh? misambh? RA. The term comes from the word Kamulan themselves first, which means the place of origin, sacred building to honor the ancestors, the ancestors of the possibilities of the Sailendra dynasty. Bhumi Sambh? ra Casparis Bhudh? RA believes that in Sanskrit which means "Hill of the set of ten levels boddhisattwa virtue," was the original name of Borobudur.
Relief
In each level there were carved reliefs on the walls of the temple. The reliefs are read according to the hands of the clock or called mapradaksina in ancient Javanese language derived from Sanskrit meaning this daksina. These relief various contents of history, among other reliefs Jataka stories.
The reading of these reliefs stories always begin and end on the East side of the door at all levels, starting at the left and ends on the right side of the door. So significant that she climbed the stairs to this is the real (main) and towards the top of the temple, which means the temple facing East while the other sides of similar right.
Get
Trying to Yogyakarta Borobudur takes an hour by car. Vehicles with a driver can easily rent at the airport or from hotels for about $35 a day.
There are several daily flights to Yogyakarta from Jakarta and Bali. Flight time is one hour for both. Travelling overland from Bali is possible minibus, but it may take up to 24 hours on roads occupied. From Jakarta, there are several trains a day, cost about $15 for air conditioning in first class, which can last between 7 and 10 hours.
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