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The Lost Mountain of Borobudur!-1
تاریخ : جمعه 26 دی 1393
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The Lost Mountain of Borobudur!

On the island of Java, Indonesia, there is a legend, still standing today. It is a mountain that has a secret over a thousand years old. Thousands of statues adorne its face, facing the many volcanoes that surround the ara. This is Borobudur, an ancient Buddhist temple complex, which was forgotten and abandoned for centuries, although no one knows why. In fact, it was forgotten for so long that it was hidden beneath volcanic ash and overgrown jungle for hundreds of years.

But now beautiful Borobudur is a hugely popular Buddhist monument. No one forgets it now, and so I got to enjoy, and share, this fantastic photo-tour with you. 

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The island of Java in Indonesia is home to a very special mountain. This mountain has over 1,000 statues scattered all around it. Borobudur is a mountain of mystic and mystery.

Borobudur was lost for many years until in 1814, a group of 200 men set a goal for themselves to find this mountain of legend. After six weeks of hacking and slashing their way through overgrown vegetation and volcanic ash and rubble, they found a strange stone statue. They another, then thousands of them! Today, we can see all of the figures standing on Borobudur. 

 

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Borobudur is believed to have been constructed some time during the 8th century. It is a Buddhist temple, but without an altar or sanctuary. Instead, it boasts six square platforms on which sit 3 circular platforms, and decorated with galleries that form a ring around the structure. There are 504 statues of the Buddha. There is also a main dome that is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues. 
 

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This is a West view of Borobudur. We have no written accounts of the building of Borobudur, and so we don't know who built it, or why. Yet experts estimate it took about 75 years to complete! 
 

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Borobudur is beset by volcanos, which is why it was covered in ash and debris for many centuries. In 1973, UNESCO came up with a restoration plan for the legendary mountain. It took 7 years to restore (1975-1982). But today, Borobudur is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Indonesia. 
 

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The Borobudur temple was at a height of 137 feet (42 meters) before the restoration, but is now only 113 feet (34.5 meters) after the restoration was complete. It had 10 floors, with the first 6 floors built as squares, but the last 4 built as circles. 
 

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The sun rising over the temple. A beautiful place to be. 
 

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After sunrise, the majesty of this mountain is unveiled. This is Borobudur from the North side. 
 

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Borobudur is shrouded in mystery. Why was it abandoned? Why did it spend centuries buried under volcanic ash and jungles? 
 

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Only the statues can give us answers, and they don't say much, just impress upon us a quiet power of presence. This is a Buddha statue overlooking the Merapi volcano at dawn. 
 

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A great Panoramic view. So what happened after this place was abandoned? Well, according to Wikipedia: "folk stories gradually shifted from its past glory into more superstitious beliefs associated with bad luck and misery. Two old Javanese chronicles (babad) from the 18th century mention cases of bad luck associated with the monument.

According to the Babad Tanah Jawi (or the History of Java), the monument was a fatal factor for Mas Dana, a rebel who revolted against Pakubuwono I, the king of Mataram in 1709. It was mentioned that the “Redi Borobudur” hill was besieged and the insurgents were defeated and sentenced to death by the king. In the Babad Mataram (or the History of the Mataram Kingdom), the monument was associated with the misfortune of Prince Monconagoro, the crown prince of the Yogyakarta Sultanate in 1757. In spite of a taboo against visiting the monument, ‘he took what is written as the knight who was captured in a cage (a statue in one of the perforated stupas)’. Upon returning to his palace, he fell ill and died one day later." 

 

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The temple is a great place to hold performances. This is a ballet performed in front of the temple back in 2006. 
 

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A Buddha statue in the traditional 'dharmachakra Mudra' position and hand gesture, inside the bell-shaped stupa. 
 

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Above is the main stupa on the Borobudur Buddhist monument in Java. It is the largest Buddhist monument in the world. According to the photographer: "The upper rounded terrace with rows of bell shaped stupas containing Buddha images symbolize Arupadhatu, the sphere of formlessness. The main stupa itself is empty, symbolizing complete perfection of enlightenment.” 
 

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Above is the main stupa on the Borobudur Buddhist monument in Java. It is the largest Buddhist monument in the world. According to the photographer: "The upper rounded terrace with rows of bell shaped stupas containing Buddha images symbolize Arupadhatu, the sphere of formlessness. The main stupa itself is empty, symbolizing complete perfection of enlightenment.”
 

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Buddhist monks meditating on the top platform. Today, Buddhists can once again take a pilgrimage to to Borobudur, and once a year Indonesian Buddhists celebrate at the monument.
 

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Night overtaking Borobudur.
 

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