Borobudur Temple (The Center of Vesak Celebration)

Borobudur Temple is the largest Buddhist temple in Indonesia. Borobudur is also Indonesia largest Buddha temple. Borobudur Temple was built during the reign of Syailendra dynasty ruling in Java around the year 800 AD. The building is then abandoned and buried in the ground. The attraction of this Borobudur temple is about 500 Buddhist stupas and there are more than 1400 reliefs depicting Buddhist journey up to Nirvana.

Borobudur Temple in Indonesia

A brief History

Borobudur Temple was again discovered from the ground thanks to the services of Thomas Stamford Raffles, the Governor General of England who ruled Java from 1811-1816. Borobudur name given by Thomas Stamford Raffles, which comes from the name of the nearest village in the region, the village of Bore / Boro. The term Budur is probably derived from the Javanese term that has the meaning of "ancient". So Borobudur means "Boro Purba". Meanwhile, other archaeologists also have the assumption that the term "budur" can be taken from the term "budhara" which has the meaning of "mountain".

The construction of Borobudur temple still leaves a mystery up to now. Scientists have not been able to explain how in the year 800 AD, Syailendra dynasty can build a magnificent temple, which uses advanced architectural techniques and with a high degree of precision. Scientists also have not been able to explain where the origin of stones used to build Borobudur temple. There is an opinion that the rocks are taken from Mount Merapi, but a further question arises as to how to bring the rocks, given that the location of Borobudur is on a hill. So, that’s why Borobudur is Indonesia cultural temple that be proud of the people of indonesia.

After that, Borobudur temple continues to undergo renovation to keep the condition of the building to be sustainable, including the massive renovation in 1975, which is a cooperation between the Government of Indonesia and UNESCO, which establishes the Borobudur Temple as a world heritage site. It was because Borobudur so close to the most active volcano in the world, namely Mount Merapi. In 2010, the eruption of Mount Merapi spewed volcanic ash on the statues and buildings of Borobudur temple. Volcanic ash contains sulfuric acid which can damage the largest temple building in Indonesia.

Vesak Ceremony and Release of Lanterns

Every feast of Vesak, Borobudur as Indonesia largest Buddhist temple, all Buddhists from Indonesia as well as from other countries, such as Thailand and Myanmar, celebrate the Vesak religious ceremony at Borobudur Temple. As one of the religious temples of Indonesia, Buddhists use this holy place as a place of prayer.

Vesak ceremony in Borobudur also attracted the public, both domestic and foreign tourists. They want to see at once perpetuate the sacred moments of the sacred ceremony. Usually at night in Borobudur, there are rituals of thousands of lanterns performed not only by Buddhists, but also by the common people who are often perpetuated by photographers. Aproximately less than 2000 lanterns are released into space during the feast of Vesak. The philosophy of the release of the lantern is because Heaven is on the top, so the prayer delivered through the lanterns can reach Heaven. It is also Indonesia cultural feast the tourist can enjoy. So enjoy Borobudur night lanterns.

Night Lantern at Borobudur

Location and Transportation to Borobudur Temple

Borobudur Temple is located in Borobudur Village, Magelang District, Central Java. Its position is about 40 kilometers from Yogyakarta, 20 kilometers from Magelang City, and about 90 kilometers from Semarang City, Central Java. Domestic tourists as well as from abroad who come by air, can come down from Adisucipto Airport, Yogyakarta and Ahmad Yani airport, Semarang, Central Java. From Yogyakarta as well as from Semarang, travel can be continued using public transportation or private vehicles.

From Yogyakarta

From Adisucipto Airport, you can take a public taxi, or an application-based online taxi (like Grab, Uber, Go-jek) at an affordable rate of around Rp150.000,00. For those of you who want to continue the journey by bus, can use bus from Giwangan Bus station and Bus Jombor terminal, to Borobudur with tariff of Rp10.000,00. It can become Indonesia cultural trip that you will love forever.

From Semarang

From Semarang you can take a train, from Tawang Train Station and Poncol Train Station, and then down at the train station in Yogyakarta, both Tugu statue and Lempuyangan railway station. Next trip can be continued by using taxi, bus or rental vehicle.

Operational Time of Borobudur Temple

ü  Opening time is daily, at 06.00 AM - 17.00 PM

While the admission price for visitors are:

ü  Local people - adult Rp30.000,00

ü  Local people - children Rp12,500

ü  Foreign Tourists - Adult US $ 20

ü  Foreign Tourists - children US $ 10

Accommodation and Facilities Location of Borobudur Temple

ü  Hotels and lodging

ü  Restaurants, restaurants, and food stalls

ü  Gift shop

ü  Tour Guide (Guide)

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