Borobudur was constructed during the eighth century as a guide to the Noble Path of the Buddha. It born from silence and unfolding into the serenity of the other shore, it expresses the glory of Indonesia’s awareness and creativity, the smile of her plastic forms over the centuries as well as her travels along the edge of thoughts that cross the endless corridors of memory.
The Borobodur Temple complex is one of the greatest monuments in the world. It is of uncertain age, but thought to have been built between the end of the seventh and beginning of the eighth century A.D. For about a century and a half it was the spiritual centre of Buddhism in Java, then it was lost until its rediscovery in the eighteenth century.
The structure, composed of 55,000 square meters of lava-rock is erected on a hill in the form of a stepped-pyramid of six rectangular storeys, three circular terraces and a central stupa forming the summit. The whole structure is in the form of a lotus, the sacred flower of Buddha.
Borobudur is considered the largest Buddhist temple in the world.Situated in the central Indonesian island of Java, surrounded bybeautiful and cool volcanoes, Borobudur is a remarkable and beautifulstructure. While some say it is difficult to give an exact date to thestructure, some records say it could have been completed in the middle of 9Th century.
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Reference
http://www.buddhanet.net/boro.htm
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=27198
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