Borobudur is the name of a Buddhist temple located at Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java.Location of the temple, about 100 kilometers southwest of Semarang and Yogyakarta, 40 km north-west. This temple is around 800 AD Mahayana Buddhism during the reign of the dynasty Sailendra.

The name Borobudur

Many theories try to explain the name of the temple. One of them pointed out that the name may come from Sambharabhudhara word meaning “mountain” (bhudara) terraces in the slopes are located. In addition, there are some other popular etymology. Suppose Borobudur from the word “Buddha” because the transfer to Borobudur’s voice. Another explanation is that the name comes from two words “coal”, “beduhur”. Said that the coal is said to originated in the temples, but also there is another explanation, of which coal from the Sanskrit, which means temple or monastery complex beduhur meaning “high” or to remind the Balinese language means “above.”Therefore, the intention is a monastery or hostel is located in Highland.

JG de Casparis historian, in his doctorate thesis in 1950 that Borobudur is a place of worship.According to inscriptions and Kahulunan Karangtengah, founder of Borobudur Casparis estimated Mataram Sailendra dynasty king named Samaratungga, who have centered on the building of 824 AD, a giant new buildings to be completed, when her daughter, Queen Pramudawardhani. The development of Borobudur is estimated that half a century time-consuming. The Karangtengah inscription also mentioned to land Sima (tax-exempt) of land from the cat Kahulunan (Pramudawardhani) to maintain Kamūlān called Bhūmisambhāra.Kamūlān the word itself is derived from the first word, which means country of origin, the Yasukuni Shrine is a great honor ancestors, may be the ancestors dynasty Sailendra. Casparis estimated Ha’aretz Sambhara Bhudhāra in Sanskrit means “mountain of a set of 10 levels boddhisattwa the United States and Germany,” was the original name of the Borobudur.

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