Borobudur is a Buddhist temple, situated in the village of Borobudur Magelang regency, Central Java, was built by King Samaratungga, one of the kings of Old Mataram Kingdom, Dynasty descendant dynasty.
The name Borobudur is a combination of words and Budur Bara. Bara from Sanskrit means temple or monastery complex. While Budur derived from the word meaning beduhur above, thereby Borobudur means monastery on the hill.Borobudur has an area 15,129 m2, composed of 55,000 m3 of stone, from 2 million pieces of rocks, with an average of 25 cm X 10 cm X 15 cm. Long pieces of stone as a whole 500 km with a total weight of 1.3 million tons of stone. The walls of Borobudur Temple surrounded by a picture or relief which is a series of stories in 1460 terususun panel. The length of each panel 2 meters. If the series of reliefs that stretched the length of relief wholly approximately 3 km.
Borobudur temple-shaped building with staircase punden consists of 10 levels, measuring 123 x 123 meters, the rate of 1-6 square-shaped, while the 70-10 round. Arca found throughout the Borobudur temple building totaling 504 pieces with a high temple of Borobudur from ground to tip of the main stupa was once 42 meters, 34.5 meters but now lives after being struck by lightning.
At every level in this temple there is a symbol of human life stages. And the symbol is in accordance with madhhabs Mahayana Buddhism, in which every person who wants to reach the level as the Buddha had to go through every stage of life are. And that level of Kamadhatu, located at the basic level of Borobudur Temple, which symbolizes the human level that is still bound by lust, Rupadhatu, there are at four levels above, which symbolizes the man who has been able to break free from lust but still bound manner and form. On this terrace, Buddha effigies are placed in open space. Arupadhatu, three levels above where the Buddhist stupa placed in the holes. It symbolizes man who has been free from lust, appearance, and shape. Arupa, the top that symbolizes nirvana, where Buddha is residing.
