Borobudur

Also known as Boro Budor, Candi Borobudur

Borobudur, also transcribed Barabudur (, ), is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency, near the town of Muntilan, northwest of the city of Yogyakarta, in Central Java, Indonesia.

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Borobudur is a massive Buddhist temple built in the 9th century in Central Java, Indonesia, and stands as one of the world's largest Buddhist monuments. It represents an important example of Mahayana Buddhist architecture and religious expression from the medieval period.

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Historic site.name: Borobudur
Historic site.image: Pradaksina.jpg
Historic site.caption: Monks following Pradakshina at Borobudur
Historic site.locmapin: Indonesia Java#Indonesia
Historic site.map_caption: Location within Java
Historic site.location: Magelang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia
Historic site.built: Originally built in the 9th century during the reign of the Sailendra Dynasty
Historic site.restored: 1911, 1983
Historic site.restored_by: Theodoor van Erp
Historic site.architect: Gunadharma
Historic site.designation1: WHS
Historic site.designation1_type

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Contents

Etymology
Location
The three temples
Ancient lake hypothesis
History
Construction
Abandonment
Rediscovery
Restoration
Contemporary events
Religious ceremony
Tourism
Conservation
Rehabilitation
Security threats
Visitor overload problem
Architecture
Design
Similarities with the Kesaria site
Building structure
Reliefs
The law of karma (Karmavibhanga)
The story of Prince Siddhartha and the birth of Buddha (Lalitavistara)
The stories of Buddha's previous life (Jataka) and other legendary people (Avadana)
Sudhana's search for the ultimate truth (Gandavyuha)
Buddha statues
Legacy
In art and literature
See also
Notes
References
Works cited
Books
Journal articles
Newspaper and online sources
Further reading
External links

Borobudur, also transcribed Barabudur (, ), is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency, near the town of Muntilan, northwest of the city of Yogyakarta, in Central Java, Indonesia.

Constructed of gray andesite-like stone, the temple consists of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome. It is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and originally 504 Buddha statues. The central dome is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues, each seated inside a perforated stupa. The monument guides pilgrims through an extensive system of stairways and corridors with 1,460 narrative relief panels on the walls and the balustrades. Borobudur has one of the world's most extensive collections of Buddhist reliefs.