At that time the Borobudur Temple was buried in a layer of soil and volcanic ash due to a volcanic eruption which then over time the land was overgrown with trees and shrubs so that people did not know anything about the land around their environment, where there was a giant temple grave. Because at that time the Borobudur Temple really resembled a hill in general.
It is not known why Borobudur was abandoned and neglected for so long. However, according to history, there is a possible reason why Borobudur Temple was abandoned was the transfer of the royal capital of Medang by King Mpu Sindok in 928 to 1006 AD to East Java due to a disaster caused by a volcanic eruption. Taoi can not be confirmed because there is no solid evidence.
Borobudur Temple was later rediscovered, in 1814 AD, by the British government in Java led by Thomas Stamford Raffles who did have an interest in Javanese history and culture. Raffles is also considered very instrumental for the rediscovery of the Borobudur Temple and began to attract the attention of the world by finding the existence of this once lost monument.
Then in 1882 AD, it was recommended that the Borobudur Temple building be completely dismantled and save the remaining reliefs and artifacts due to rampant theft and unstable conditions at that time.
Borobudur Temple has 6 square terraces and has a circular upper building. On the walls of the temple there are carvings in the form of reliefs which total approximately 2,672 panels and there are approximately 502 Buddha statues. and in the middle of the temple building has a large stupa as well as a crown in the Borobudur temple building. The upper distupa is surrounded by 72 small stupas with holes and has a Buddha statue sitting cross-legged in the middle of a perfect lotus flower with the mudra (hand gesture) dharmachakra mudra (turning the wheel of dharma).
At that time the Borobudur Temple was buried in a layer of soil and volcanic ash due to a volcanic eruption which then over time the land was overgrown with trees and shrubs so that people did not know anything about the land around their environment, where there was a giant temple grave. Because at that time the Borobudur Temple really resembled a hill in general.
It is not known why Borobudur was abandoned and neglected for so long. However, according to history, there is a possible reason why Borobudur Temple was abandoned was the transfer of the royal capital of Medang by King Mpu Sindok in 928 to 1006 AD to East Java due to a disaster caused by a volcanic eruption. Taoi can not be ascertained because there is no strong evidence. Borobudur Temple was later rediscovered, in 1814 AD, by the British government in Java led by Thomas Stamford Raffles who did have an interest in Javanese history and culture. Raffles was also considered very instrumental in the rediscovery of Borobudur Temple and began to attract world attention by finding the existence of this once lost monument. Then in 1882 AD, the Borobudur Temple building was advised to be completely dismantled and save the remaining reliefs and artifacts due to rampant theft and conditions. less stable at that time. such is a historic building that is thousands of years old but the shape of the building has shown modernity, this is a historic building in my country if you want to come here we are very happy to welcome you and you can see for yourself how magnificent this historic building is.
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