Sabtu, April 26, 2014

Borobudur Temple

Before entering the Borobudur temple, every visitor is asked to wear batik cloth around the waist as a sign of respect. After putting on the batik, we stepped into the court of the Borobudur temple complex.

Located in Borobudur village of the Magelang regency in Central Java, the Borobudur temple complex is the largest Buddhist temple in Indonesia. it consist of six terrace temple, each featuring three circular platforms whose wall decorated with 2,672relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. The main stupa is located in the centre, crowning each temple, and is surrounded by three circular rows containing 72 perforated stupas. inside is a cross-legged Buddha statue, in the perfect lotus position with mudra (hand pose) and Dharmachakra mudra (turning the dharma wheel).