Indonesia - Java - Borobudur Temple

Borobudur is one of best-preserved ancient monuments in the world and it is listed as one of the World Wonder Heritage. The monument is the biggest Buddhist temple of the world and it has been acclaimed by the world as a cultural heritage mankind that are the most frequently visited by over a million domestic as well as by foreign visitors up to now. The story of Borobudur is remain a mystery since no written documents had been found so far. Based on the brief inscription most scholars notified that Borobudur was built around 8^th century when Samaratungga – King of Ceilendra Dynasty ruled Central Java. The meaning of Borobudur remain vague. It is a compound of words Bara and Budur. “Bara” from Sanskrit has a meaning of complex of the temples on monasteries while “Budur” reminds us of the Balinese word “Beduhur”, which means above. Accordingly Borobudur means “Monastery on the hill”. Borobudur has full of philosophical ornaments with relief’s engrave on the wall of the temples tell about the beautiful learning of life. We spend lots of hours in Borobudur just by enjoying the nice view and sitting there reading our book.