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History of Borobudur temple is located in the village of Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java. This temple is the second largest Buddhist temple after temple Ankor Wat in Cambodia and is one of the seven wonders of the world. There are several versions about the origin of the name of this temple. The first version says that the name comes from the Sanskrit word Borobudur is "bara" which means "temple or monastery" and "beduhur" which means "high / above".

The second version says that the history of Borobudur name probably derived from the word "sambharabudhara" which means "terrace slopes". The third version is interpreted by prof. Dr Poerbotjoroko Borobudur explained that the word comes from the word "bhoro" which means "monastery" or "dorm" and "budur" which means "above".

Poerbotjoroko this opinion corroborated by Prof. Dr W.F. Stutterheim who find Bodorbudur means "monastery on the hill". Meanwhile, another version of which was proposed by Prof. JG de Casparis based Karang Tengah inscription, saying that Borobudur comes from the word "bhumisambharabudhara" which means "place of worship of ancestral spirits".

Still based on Middle Reef inscription and coupled with the inscription Kahuluan, JG de Casparis in his dissertation in 1950 said that the history of Borobudur Temple was established by King Samaratungga estimated from Sayilendra sense about Sangkala Sagara dynasty kstidhara or Çaka year 746 (824 AD) and can only be resolved by a girl named Dyah Ayu Pramodhawardhani in about the year 847 AD. Making this temple according to inscriptions Klurak (784 M), assisted by a teacher from Ghandadwipa (Bengalore) named Kumaragacya and a prince from Kashmir named Visvawarma.

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Historical origins Borobudur - Borobudur Temple is one of the famous tourist attraction in Indonesia located in Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java. Borobudur Temple was founded around the year 800 AD by Buddhist Wahayana. In the history of Borobudur temple, there are various theories that explain the origin of the name Borobudur Temple. One of them states that the name comes from the possibility that Sambharabhudhara Borobudur means "mountain" (bhudara) where the slopes are located terraces.

In addition there are some other etymology. Suppose that the word comes from the greeting Borobudur "the Buddha" is due to a shift in sound to Borobudur. Another explanation is that the name is derived from two words "coal" and "beduhur". The word bara said to have originated from the word monastery, while there are also other explanations where the coal comes from Sanskrit which means temple or monastery complex and beduhur meaning is "high", or to remind the Balinese language means "above". So the point is a monastery or hostel located on high ground.

Historian J.G. Casparis in de for doctoral dissertation in 1950 found that Borobudur is a place of worship. Based on inscriptions and Kahulunan Karangtengah, Casparis estimate Borobudur founder of the dynasty was the king of Mataram dynasty named Samaratungga, doing construction around 824 AD

Giant new building could be completed at the time of her daughter, Queen Pramudawardhani. Borobudur Construction is expected to take half a century. In Karangtengah inscription also mentions about the bestowal of land sima (tax-free land) by CR? Kahulunan (Pramudawardhani) to maintain Kam? L? N called the Bh? Misambh? Ra. The Kam long? L? N derived from the word meaning the origin of the first place, the ancestral shrine to glorify, probably ancestors of the dynasty Sailendra. Casparis estimates that Bh? Sambh noodles? Bhudh Ra? Ra in Sanskrit means "Hill set ten levels boddhisattwa virtue", is the original name of Borobudur.

The temple site is located in the hills above the village of Borobudur, Mungkid, Magelang or 42 km northwest of Yogyakarta. Surrounded Hill Manoreh stretches from east to west. While the east is Mount Merapi and Merbau, and the west side there Gunumg Sindoro cleft.

It takes no less than 2 million square 50.000m andesite or equal to build the temple of Borobudur. The overall weight of the temple to reach 3.5 million tons. Like most temples, Bororbudur have 3 parts of the building, the legs, and upper body. Foot building called Kamadhatu, which tells the full consciousness with lust and animalistic traits. Then Ruphadatu, which means the level of consciousness that is still bound by lust, material and shape. Although no longer bound Aruphadatu lust, material and shapes depicted in the form of an empty stupa. This can only be achieved with the desire and emptiness.