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Initially,
I have no idea how are this biggest temple built in Mahayana tradition
constructed so well and last for thousands years. I thought Javanese was
assisted by some kind of outer space unknown visitors as the rumor of the
construction of Egyptian pyramids. Javanese and Egyptian were hardly build up a
well constructed building or stupa during that time with shortage of Artists and stonecutter built Borobudur in a
brilliant way by egg gluing and key locking technique system in Sallendra Dynasty
dated back 778 to 842 AD. With the hundred of god monument built in this stupa
is a shrine for worshiping and also a place for Buddhist advocate.
The
sculpture around the Borobudur has illustrated the daily routine (trading ships
sailing the seas, vast system of commercial musical instruments, pottery,
furniture, feasts celebration) of people in Jakarta, what they do for living
and also the species of flora and fauna. And also mostly emphasize on the concept
of worshipping the god (Buddhist) by crafting with illustrating the life of
Buddhist and written manuscripts were crafted on the stone. The design of the stupa is based on the Buddha
cosmology in 3 stages of mental preparation, each stage related to words within
Buddha’s cosmology. Story and manuscript crafted on the stupa are read from
right to left; balustrade read from left to right which actually indicated the
ritual showed by worshiper who climb up the the top in clockwise direction .
Main east gate is where we start our journey and explore the beauty of this
stupa. 72 of little stupas surrounded one huge stupa at the center at upper
stair. Diamond shapes hole in outer levels indicated the instability while
square shapes in inner levers indicated stability and the main stupa is
represented the eternity, which refers to the formless world, Arupadhatu, showing a
how a world of form changed into formless world( afterlife?)
The hidden structure
of the base covered in a stone encasement projected the world desire.
Manuscript
of Borobodur
Karmavibhangga-first
manuscript talking about the theory of cause and effect of good and evil
Lalitavistara-
second manuscript, life of Buddha Gautama( birth until first sermon at Benares)
Jatakamala- is
a collection of poems consisting of 34 Jatakas and stories performed by Buddha
in his life
Avadanas- describes
the deeds accomplished by Bodhisattvas in their former lives for Buddhahood
preparation.
Gandavyuha,
the longest manuscript describes a rich merchant’s son named aiming the
highest wisdom achievement by meeting Bodhisattvas, two spiritual teachers of
these are Maitreya and Samantabhadra.
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