Monday, October 10, 2011

History Borobudur

Borobudur temple in the village of Borobudur Magelang Central Java Indonesia is a very magnificent temple. Until now, definitely not yet known when the temple of Borobudur was established, as well as its founder. According to Prof. Dr. Soekmono in his book "A Monument of Chandi Borobudur UNESCO Mainkind {1976}" the brief states that the writing frames carved reliefs on the temple's foot} {karmawibangga) embody  a line of letters that could found on various inscriptions from the late 8th century to 9th century. 
 Where in the century in Central Java ruling kings of the dynasty dynasty that embraced Mahayana Buddhism.An inscription from Nine centuries under study by Prof. Dr. J. G Caspris, revealing the genealogy of the three dynastic dynasty that held successive government, King Indra, Samaratungga son, then daughter Samaratungga, Pramoda Ward. At the time the King began to build temples Samatungga ruling called Bhumi Sam - Bharabudhana, which can be interpreted as evidence of an increase in virtue, after the expiration of ten levels of Bodhisattva. Because adjustments to the Java language eventually became Borobudur. From figure Bhharabhudara Jacques Dumarcay a French architect estimated that the temple of Borobudur stands in the golden era of dynasties in 750 AD -850 Remarkable success in addition to the founding of the temple of Borobudur, also managed to run the Khmer empire in Cambodia who was a great empire. After running the Khmer royal crown prince was taken to Indonesia [Java] and after mature enough returned to Cambodia, who later became king of the title Jayawarman II in 802.  Arab traders argue that success is remarkable considering the capital of the Khmer empire was in the plains far from the shoreline, so as to conquer must be through the Tonle Sap river and lake along 500 kilometers. [A Guide to Angkar Down F Rooney 1994: 25}.
 Dumarcay further detailing that Borobudur was built in five phases with an approximate, more or less stage 1 Th 775, phase 2 approximately 790 {Th along with Kalasan ii Granary I Sojiwan I], stage 3 approximately 810 Th [Kalasan III along with Rentals Barn III and S III ojiwan II, Phase 4 approximately 835 Th [Gedong Songo along with group I, Sambi Sari, I Clowns, Yellow, Banon, Sari and Plaosan] (Source The Temple of Java; Jocques Dumarcay 1989).Once completed, over one hundred and fifty years, Borobudur is a magnificent pilgrimage center for Buddhists. But with the demise of the Mataram kingdom around the year 930 AD, and cultural center of power moved to East Java and Borobudur disappear into oblivion. Because of the earthquake and the eruption of Mount Merapi, the temple was dented accelerate its collapse. Meanwhile, a tropical shrub and grow over Borobudur hereinafter abad2 history disappear. In the 18th century Borobudur never mentioned in any of the chronicles of Java. Chronicle ground Jawi. Also.called in another manuscript which tells of a prince who visited the group of Yogya thousand statues at Borobudur. This is an indication that it was not building the temple and destroyed completely. But only in a short period of British rule (1811 -1816) under Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in 1814 Borobudur temple resurrected from his