Borobudur Temple is a famous tourist attraction near Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It was built around the year 800 AD by the Syailendra dynasty. Several theories explain Borobudur’s name and one of the names comes from Sambharabhudhara Borobudur, which means holy place on the mountain.
There is some other folk Etymology that Borobudur derived from the words of Buddhas due to shifting the sound to Borobudur. Another explanation comes from two words Bara and Beduhur. There is another explanation that Bara came from Sanskrit, which means a temple or monastery complex and means beduhur. Historian J.G. de Casparis found Borobudur is a place of worship. According to an inscription of Karangtengah and Kahulunan, Casparis predicted who founded the Borobudur temple was the king of the Syailendra dynasty named Samaratungga, who did the construction in 824 AD.
The new temple was completed by her daughter, Queen Pramudawardhani. The Borobudur Development is expected to take 50 years. Karang Tengah inscriptions also mentioned the bestowal of land free by Ç.R Kahulunan Pramudawardhani. The location of Borobudur temple is on Manoreh Hill, stretching from east to west. In the east part are Mount Merapi and Merbabu, and in the west part are Mount Sindoro and Sumbing.
It is made from equivalent andesite blocks with 90.000 square meters to build the temple. The overall weight of the temple reached 5.5 million tons. The Borobudur has three parts, namely legs, body, and top. At the foot is called Kamadhatu, which tells the story of a life filled with lust and bestiality. The middle part is Ruphadatu, which describes a level of consciousness still bound to lust, material, and shape. The third level is Aruphadatu, and the shape depicts it as an empty Stupa. This is achieved with desire and emptiness.