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Submitted by motist on Monday, 25 April 2011  Page Views: 14365

Multi-periodSite Name: Borobudur temple Alternative Name: Barabudur
Country: Indonesia Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Borobudur
Latitude: 7.607857S  Longitude: 110.203735E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Borobudur temple submitted by motist : Borobudur temple ,Java,Indonesia (Vote or comment on this photo)
The site and photos submited on beahaf of my friend Sri Ms. Vaijayanthi Chakravarthy. Borobudur, or Barabudur, is a 9Th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument near Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument comprises six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues.[1] A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues seated inside perforated stupa.

M.C.Vaijayanthi wrote

Borobudur is considered the largest Buddhist temple in the world.
Situated in the central Indonesian island of Java, surrounded by
beautiful and cool volcanoes, Borobudur is a remarkable and beautiful
structure. While some say it is difficult to give an exact date to the
structure, some records say it could have been completed in the middle
of 9Th century.

Archaeologists suggest that construction of Borobudur temple could
have begun by 8Th century when King Samaratungs, of the Sailendra
dynasty probably of south Indian origin or Indo-China ruled Sumatra
and Java.

What is most unusual about the temple is its structure which unfolds
like a lotus flower. Erected on top of a hill, it has stepped up
pyramidal structure of six storeys with three circular terraces and a
central stupa. One storey has depiction of stories from Buddha’s life
from Jataka ales, one essential teachings on the idea of the universe,
and the journey of a human mind from a world covered with desire to
ultimate liberation from the physical and worldly desire. At the top
level are circles that have Buddha seated in meditative pose, counted
to be 92 in all.


--
M.C.Vaijayanthi

Mumbai


For more, see Wikipedia.

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Plastic to Protect Indonesia's Borobudur From Ravages of Merapi Ash by bat400 on Monday, 25 April 2011
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With archeologists from all over the world worried about the damage Mount Merapi’s acidic ash might do to Borobudur Temple, local conservationists have come up with a simple solution — wrap the world heritage site in plastic.

Marsis Sutopo, the head of the Borobudur conservation office, said on Thursday that the threat to the iconic ninth-century temple was the subject of much discussion among international experts.

“Archaeologists from the Netherlands, Japan and Australia have contacted us to offer help to overcome the impact of Mount Merapi on Borobudur Temple,” he said.

Marsis said the foreign archeologists had offered to come to Indonesia to inspect the temple after hearing it was being covered in volcanic ash.

“We politely declined their generosity,” he said. “Although this is the first time we’ve experienced this problem in the past century, we are confident that we can address the issue.

“We have decided to cover the important parts of the temple with plastic, starting on Friday.”

Yunus Satrio Atmojo, director of Archaeological Heritage at the Culture and Tourism Ministry, said international archaeologists need not worry.
“Indonesia is getting the world’s attention since Mount Merapi erupted and Borobudur Temple was covered by volcanic ash,” he said.

If the project needs any help, it might be plastic.

Marsis said they had prepared 2,000 square meters of plastic — hardly enough to cover every inch of the temple, which is 35 meters high and has a base of 14,641 square meters.

“We will give priority to the main stupa and 72 surrounding stupas on the top floor, as well as statues that are exposed directly to the elements,” Marsis said.

“It’s impossible for us to wrap the whole temple, though in fact that is what is needed.”

He said the temple, located more than 40 kilometers from Mount Merapi, was covered by about a three-centimeter layer of ash.



For more, on cleaning away current ash layer, see thejakartaglobe.com. Thanks to coldrum for the link.
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Re: Borobudur temple ,Java,Indonesia by Anonymous on Thursday, 06 January 2011
The Borobudur temple is a 9th century Mahayana Buddhist Monument in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. Borobudur is constructed as a ten-terraces building. The first six terrances are in square form and upper terrances are in circular shape. Each terrace symbolizes the stage of human life. In line with of Buddha Mahayana, anyone who intends to reach the level of Buddha's must go through each of those life stages.
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Re: Borobudur temple ,Java,Indonesia by motist on Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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