Borobudur Temple is a world’s largest Buddist temple that located in Central Java especially in Borobudur village, Magelang district. The world’s largest Buddhist temple is made up of five large square terraces, with three circular platforms on top of them, and then a magnificent stupa at the very top. The temple’s pathway takes one from the earthly realm of desire (kamadhatu), represented and documented on the hidden narratives of the structure’s earthbound base, through the world of forms (rupadhatu) as expounded on the narratives carved along the four galleries set at right angles, until one finally emerges into the realm of formlessness (arupadhatu) as symbolized and manifested in the open circular terraces crowned with 72 stupas.
In Buddhist belief, the closer you are to Heaven, the closer you are to the gods. And as you climb the steps of the temple, the jungle landscape of Indonesia revealing itself in every direction, you can understand how the people who built this masterpiece felt more connected to the ethereal than the earthly.
The Borobudur temple is part of a beautiful landscape, which makes taking really good photographs possible. The combination of the temple’s beauty and the beauty of the surroundings is impressive. The temple was peaceful, especially in the early morning, with a nice view of the distant mountains and sunrise but a special sunrise ticket must be purchased if you plan to see Borobudur at sunrise.
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