The ancient Javanese have specialists who are experts in temple and home construction techniques. The inscription mentions various kinds of special tools used for woodworking such as various axes. Carpentry seems to be very well developed in ancient Java. This is not surprising given the variety of timber trees available in this place. They built […]

Located at Akshobya Garden Borobudur Temple, Magelang, Saturday, (30/9) at 07.30 – 10.30 pm, performed Masterpieces of Borobudur Hair Style and Fashion. An offering for the fashionista and hairdo lovers from the country and abroad, which will lift the values of ancestral art and culture, especially in terms of fashion and hairstyles, which had been […]

At the end of the 19th century, President of the Yogyakarta Archaeological Society, Isaac Groneman, extract deeper into the religious context of Borobudur. He believes that Borobudur is a Buddhist sanctuary, but he needs authoritative support. Fortunately, at that time, King Chulalongkorn was on his way to Java heading to explore civilization. Then, Grooneman invites […]

If we look further, we can see that the reliefs found at the foot of the Borobudur Temple are related to the core of Buddhism. The reliefs that adorn the feet of the temple depict the doctrine of the cause of human suffering and the result of human actions in the next life. By comparing […]

Besides decorated with beautiful reliefs, Borobudur Temple also has 504 statues of Buddha sitting all of which are carved on a round stone sabongkah. All the statues illustrating the Dhyani Buddha or meditating Buddhist are spread to different levels, from the lower to the top, rupadhatu and arupadhatu. The Buddha Dhyani is different from the […]

Borobudur temple holds a mystery that raises questions for the people who see through. Researchers, archaeologists, to visitors brought deeper into the mystery and the various questions contained in it when climbing this monument. One simple question that has not been answered until now is: whether the name Borobudur is the real name or not. […]

Forever radiating its majestic beauty, the magnificent Borobudur Temple in the Magelang Regency, of Central Java was the central point of a special Art and Cultural event: the Borobudur International Festival 2017, scheduled to take place on 28th to 30th July 2017 at the Lumbini Field, at the Borobudur Temple Complex. The participation is cultural […]

The Sultanate of Yogyakarta was founded from the disintegration of the Mataram Sultanate when two princes fought over the accommodation of the Dutch by the Sultanate of Mataram. One of the princes, who would became the first Sultan of Yogyakarta, created an army that exists until today despite being reduced by treaties. It is an Army founded in a […]

Borobudur is a temple with more than 2672 reliefs and 504 Buddhist statue. It was built with more than 60.000 meters cubic of andesite volcanic rock and more than a million stone blocks. One of the challenge in keeping this Unesco World Heritage site clean is brushing moss off the structure, especially during rainy season. One […]