Borobudur : Pyramid of the Cosmic Buddha

Borobudur was constructed during the eighth century as a guide to the Noble Path of the Buddha. Born from silence and unfolding into the serenity of the other shore, it expresses the glory of Indonesia’s awareness and creativity, the smile of her plastic forms over the centuries as well as her travels along the edge of thoughts that cross the endless corridors of memory.


Borobudur was built by King Samaratungga, one of the kings of Old Mataram Kingdom, the descendant of Wangsa Syailendra. Based Kayumwungan inscription, an Indonesian named Hudaya Kandahjaya revealed that Borobudur is a place of worship which was completed May 26 824, nearly a hundred years since the early days was built. The name of Borobudur itself according to some people means a mountain having terraces (budhara), while the other says that Borobudur means monastery on the high places.

Punden Berundak Borobudur-shaped building consists of 10 levels. Height of 42 meters before being renovated and 34.5 meters after the renovation because the lowest level was used as a brace. Six lowest level and square in the upper three floors and a circular highest level of Buddhist stupa facing to the west. Each terrace symbolizes the stages of human life. In accordance madhhabs Mahayana Buddhism, anyone who wants to reach a level as Buddha through every level must be that life.

The base of Borobudur, called Kamadhatu, symbolizing human beings that are still bound by lust. Four levels mentioned above represents Rupadhatu humans who have set themselves free from lust but still tied to appearance and shape. At these levels, a statue of Buddha placed in the open. Meanwhile, three levels above where the Buddhist stupa placed in the hole-hole called Arupadhatu, symbolizing human beings that have been freed from lust, appearance, and shape. The top part is called Arupa symbolizes nirvana, where Buddha is residing.

Each terrace has beautiful reliefs that show how skillful. Relief will be read by coherently when you walk clockwise (toward the left of the entrance of the temple). The relief panels tell the legendary story of Ramayana. In addition, there are relief panels describing the condition of society at that time. For example, relief of farmers' activity reflecting the advance of agriculture system and relief of sailing boat representing the advance of the time the cruise was centered in Bergotta (Semarang).

All relief panels in Borobudur temple reflect the teachings of the Buddha. Hence, this temple as educating the media for people who want to learn Buddhism. YogYES invites you to surround each of the narrow alleys of the Borobudur in order to understand the philosophy of Buddhism. Atisha, a Buddhist from India in the 10th century, had visited the temple that was built 3 centuries before Angkor Wat in Cambodia and 4 centuries before the Grand Cathedrals in Europe.

Thanks to visiting Borobudur and having Buddhist manuscripts from Serlingpa (King of Sriwijaya), Atisha was able to develop Buddhism. He became head Vikramasila monastery and taught Tibetans of practicing Dharma. Six scripts from Serlingpa also be reduced to a core course called "The Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment" or better known by the name Bodhipathapradipa.

One of the questions still unanswered about Borobudur is how the condition around the temple was built and why the temple was found in a buried state. Some say Borobudur initially stood surrounded by swamp and buried because of the eruption of Merapi. Essentially Calcutta inscription reads 'Amawa' means sea of milk. That word is then interpreted as lava of Merapi. Some others say that Borobudur buried by cold lava of Merapi.

With all the grandeur and mystery that is, only natural that many people of all enter the world penjru Borobudur as a place to visit in his life. Besides enjoying the temple, you can walk around to the villages around Borobudur, like Karanganyar and Wanurejo to see people making craft activity. You can also go to the top watu Kendil to be able to view the panorama from the top of Borobudur. Wait what? No need to worry earthquake May 27, 2006, because of Borobudur is not affected at all.

Candi Prambanan

Peninggalan Hindhu terbesar di Jawa Tengah dan Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta ini terletak lebih kurang 17 kilometer disebelah timur laut Yogyakarta.
Candi Prambanan merupakan komplek percandian dengan candi induk menghadap ke arah timur , dengan bentuk secara keseluruhan menyerupai gunungan pada wayang Kulit setinggi 47 meter.
Agama Hindhu mengenal Tri Murti yang terdiri dari Dewa Brahma sebagai Sang Pencipta, Dewa Whisnu sebagai Sang Pemelihara, Dewa Shiwa sebagai Sang Perusak. Bilik utama dari candi induk ditempati Dewa Shiwa sebagai Maha Dewa sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa candi Prambanan merupakan candi Shiwa.

Pada dinding pagar langkan candi Siwa dan candi Brahma dipahatkan relief cerita Ramayana , sedangkan pada pagar langkah candi Wisnu dipahatkan relief Krisnayana yang sangat indah. masuk candi Siwa dari arah timur belok ke kiri akan anda temukan relief cerita Ramayana tersebut searah jarum jam, relief cerita selanjutnya bersambung di candi Brahma.

Sejarah

Candi Prambanan dikenal kembali saat seorang Belanda bernama C.A.Lons mengunjungi Jawa pada tahun 1733 dan melaporkan tentang adanya reruntuhan candi yang ditumbuhi semak belukar. Usaha pertama kali untuk menyelamatkan Candi Prambanan dilakukan oleh Ijzerman pada tahun 1885 dengan membersihkan bilik-bilik candi dari reruntuhan batu. Pada tahun 1902 baru dimulai pekerjaan pembinaan yang dipimpin oleh Van Erp untuk candi Siwa, candi Wisnu dan candi Brahma. Perhatian terhadap candi Prambanan terus berkembang. Pada tahun 1933 berhasil disusun percobaan Candi Brahma dan Wisnu. Setelah mengalami berbagai hambatan, pada tanggal 23 Desember 1953 candi Siwa selesai dipugar. Candi Brahma mulai dipugar tahun 1978 dan diresmikan 1987. Candi Wisnu mulai dipugar tahun 1982 dan selesai tahun 1991. Kegiatan pemugaran berikutnya dilakukan terhadap 3 buah candi perwara yang berada di depan candi Siwa, Wisnu dan Brahma besarta 4 candi kelir dan 4 candi disudut / patok.

Candi-Brahma

Candi Prambanan merupakan kelompok candi yang dibangun oleh raja-raja Dinasti Sanjaya pada abad IX. Ditemukannya tulisan nama Pikatan pada candi menimbulkan pendapat bahwa candi ini dibangun oleh Rakai Pikatan yang kemudian diselesaikan oleh Rakai Balitung berdasarkan prasasti berangka 856 M “Prasasti Siwargrarha” sebagai manifest politik untuk meneguhkan kedudukannya sebagai raja yang besar.Prasasti Siwargrarha tahun 856 M yang dikeluarkan oleh Rakai Pikatan tidak diketahui asalnya, kini disimpan di Museum Nasional Jakarta.

Prasasti ini mulai menarik perhatian setelah J.G. De Casparis berhasil menguraikan dan membahasnya. Menurut Casparis ada 3 hal penting dalam prasati tersebut, yaitu: Bahasanya merupakan contoh tertua prasasti yang berangka tahun yang ditulis dalam puisi Jawa kuna; Isinya memuat bahan-bahan atau peristiwa-peristiwa sejarah yang sangat penting dari pertengahan abas ke IX M; Didalamnya terdapat uraian yang rinci tentang suatu “gugusan candi”, sesuatu yang unik dalam epigrafi Jawa kuna.Dari uraian diatas yang menarik adalah peristiwa sejarah dan uraian tentang pembangunan gugusan candi. Peristiwa sejarah yang dimaksud adalah peperangan antara Balaputeradewa dari keluarga Sailendra melawan Rakai Pikatan dari keluarga Sanjaya. Balaputeradewa kalah dan melarikan diri ke Sumatera. Konsolidasi keluarga raja Rakai Pikatan itu kemudian menjadi permulaan dari masa baru yang perlu diresmikan dengan pembangunan suatu gugusan candi besar.

Candi Prambanan atau Candi Shiwa ini juga sering disebut sebagai candi Roro Jonggrang berkaitan dengan legenda yang menceriterakan tentang seorang dara yang jonggrang (jangkung) yang adalah putri Prabu Boko. Bagian tepi candi dibatasi dengan pagar langkan yang dihiasi dengan relief cerita Ramayana yang dapat dinikmati dengan ber-pradaksina (berjalan mengelilingi candi dengan pusat candi selalu di sebelah kanan kita) melalui lorong itu.

Candi-Prambanan

Kompleks candi Prambanan dibangun oleh Raja-raja Wamca (Dinasty) Sanjaya pada abad ke-9. Candi Prambanan merupakan kompleks percandian dengan candi induk menghadap ke timur, dengan bentuk secara keseluruhan menyerupai gunungan pada wayang kulit setinggi 47 meter. Agama Hindu mengenal Tri Murti yang terdiri dari Dewa Brahma sebagai Sang Pencipta, Dewa Wisnu sebagai Sang Pemelihara, Dewa Shiwa sebagai Sang Perusak. Bilik utama dari candi induk ditempati Dewa Shiwa sebagai Maha Dewa sehingga dapat disimpulkan candi Prambanan merupakan candi Shiwa. Candi Prambanan atau candi Shiwa ini juga sering disebut sebagai candi Loro Jonggrang berkaitan dengan legenda yang menceritakan tentang seorang dara yang jonggrang atau gadis yang jangkung, putri Prabu Boko, yang membangun kerajaannya diatas bukit di sebelah selatan kompleks candi Prambanan.

Bagian tepi candi dibatasi dengan pagar langkan, yang dihiasi dengan relief Ramayana yang dapat dinikmati bilamana kita berperadaksina (berjalan mengelilingi candi dengan pusat cansi selalu di sebelah kanan kita) melalui lorong itu. Cerita itu berlanjut pada pagar langkan candi Brahma yang terletak di sebelah kiri (sebelah selatan) candi induk. Sedang pada pagar langkan candi Wishnu yang terletak di sebelah kanan (sebelah utara) candi induk, terpahat relief cerita Kresnadipayana yang menggambarkan kisah masa kecil Prabu Kresna sebagai penjelmaan Dewa Wishnu dalam membasmi keangkaramurkaan yang hendak melanda dunia.

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Bilik candi induk yang menghadap ke arah utara berisi parung Durga, permaisuri Dewa Shiwa, tetapi umumnya masyarakat menyebutnya sebagai patung Roro Jonggrang, yang menurut legenda, patung batu itu sebelumnya adalah tubuh hidup dari putri cantik itu, yang dikutuk oleh ksatria Bandung Bondowoso, untuk melengkapi kesanggupannya menciptakan seribu buah patung dalam waktu satu malam.

Candi Brahma dan candi Wishnu masing-masing memiliki satu buah bilik yang ditempati oleh patung dewa-dewa yang bersangkutan.

Dihadapan ketiga candi dari Dewa Trimurti itu terdapat tiga buah candi yang berisi wahana (kendaraan) ketiga dewa tersebut. Ketiga candi itu kini sudah dipugar dan hanya candi yang ditengah ( di depan candi Shiwa) yang masih berisi patung seekor lembu yang bernama Nandi, kendaraan Dewa Shiwa.

Patung angsa sebagai kendaraan Brahma dan patung garuda sebagai kendaraan Wishnu yang diperkirakan dahulu mengisi bilik-bilik candi yang terletak di hadapan candi kedua dewa itu kini telah dipugar.

Keenam candi itu merupakan 2 kelompok yang saling berhadapan, terletak pada sebuah halaman berbentuk bujur sangkar, dengan sisi sepanjang 110 meter.

Didalam halaman masih berdiri candi-candi lain, yaitu 2 buah candi pengapit dengan ketinggian 16 meter yang saling berhadapan, yang sebuah berdiri di sebelah utara dan yang lain berdiri di sebelah selatan, 4 buah candi kelir dan 4 buah candi sedut.


Pemugaran dan Perbaikan

Terjadinya perpindahan pusat kerajaan Mataram ke Jawa Timur berakibat tidak terawatnya candi-candi di daerah Prambanan, kondisi ini semakin parah dengan terjadinya gempa bumi dan beberapa kali meletusnya Gunung Merapi yang menjadikan candi Prambanan runtuh dan meninggalkan puing-puing batu yang berserakan. Candi Prambanan dikenal kembali saat seorang Belanda bernama C.A.Lons mengunjungi Jawa pada tahun 1733 dan melaporkan tentang adanya reruntuhan candi yang ditumbuhi semak belukar.

Usaha pertama kali untuk menyelamatkan candi Prambanan dilakukan oleh Ijzerman pada tahun 1885 dengan membersihkan bilik-bilik candi dari reruntuhan batu. Pada tahun 1902 dimulai pekerjaan pembinaan yang dipimpin oleh Van Erp untuk candi Siwa, candi Wisnu dan candi Brahma. Perhatian terhadap candi Prambanan terus berkembang. Pada tahun 1933 berhasil disusun percobaan candi Brahma dan Wisnu. Setelah mengalami berbagai hambatan pemugaran diselesaikan oleh bangsa Indonesia, tanggal 23 Desember 1953 candi Siwa selesai dipugar dan secara resmi dinyatakan selasai oleh Presiden Dr. Ir. Sukarno.

Pemugaran candi di wilayah Prambanan terus dilaksanakan, diantaranya yaitu pemugaran candi Brahma dan candi Wisnu. Pemugaran candi Brahma dimulai pada tahun 1977 dan telah selesai dan diresmikan oleh Prof Dr. Haryati Soebandio tanggal 23 Maret 1987. Candi wisnu mulai dipugar pada tahun 1982 selesai dan diresmikan oleh Presiden Soeharto tanggal 27 April 1991. Kegiatan pemugaran berikutnya dilakukan terhadap 3 buah candi yang berada di depan candi Siwa, Wisnu dan Brahma besarta 4 candi kelir dan 4 candi disudut.

Halaman dalam yang dianggap masyarakat Hindu sebagai halaman paling sacral ini, terletak di tengah halaman tengah yang mempunyai sisi 222 meter, dan pada mulanya berisi candi-candi perwara sebanyak 224 buah berderet-deret mengelilingi halaman dalam 3 baris.

Alkid (Alun-alun Kidul)

"Alkid", that's the familiar greetings of young people in Yogyakarta. This location became one of the places off tired at night.
On Saturday and Sunday this place is never empty of visitors. Terrain east Ngasem market has become a gathering place for people to vacation while exercising or just walking casually. Many visitors are families who brought children.
In this place where they can enjoy a variety of toys for children, such as odong-odong, goat cart, remote car, carriage, small pedicab, bath balls, and play trains. Cost of one type of game around USD 3 thousand to 6 thousand.

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Five o'clock is the start of a crowd Alun-Alun Kidul. Tents and merchants began to set up a food or drink that will peddled was prepared. So dark, so you can start testing the food and beverages sold. When you walk into one corner, you'll find shops round, a drink composing wedang ginger, peanuts, kolang forth and spheres of rice flour liquid that contains sugar Java warm. The price was quite cheap, only about USD $ 2500.00.

Not far from vendors rounds, you'll find a seller wedang bajigur. While still serving drinks ginger flavor, but it was still different beverage compositions. Kuah wedang bajigur made from coconut milk, ginger, powdered coffee and sugar syrup java. Usually, it is filled wedang bread slices, shredded coconut and fro box. Warmth can sweep the chill of the night and enliven the atmosphere of your gathering.
If you are hungry, you could also eat a variety of dishes. Bebakaran such as roasted corn, grilled banana and toast is a friend of the right if you order wedang bajigur. Roasted corn sold here burned with butter and chili sauce until cooked but not burnt, while the grilled banana chocolate that will melt given if burned. Both were really able to indulge tongue. Toast is also available in a variety of taste so as to arouse appetite.

Choice of side dish if you want to dine with rice are also available. Grilled chicken, assorted grilled fish until tempeh is available. Cooking may be normal, but if it is able to make sense of the square south as cooking spice, certainly would be extraordinary. With lesehan concepts, general food stalls in the plaza area is peddling food with not expensive price. You can be satisfied with just issuing USD $ 5000.00 only.

After pampering your tongue, you can try attraction called Masangin, namely through the road between two banyan tree in the middle of the square with closed eyes with black cloth. It is said, if people are able to pass through, and not insincere or hit then he will get an infinite blessing. But, do not try to peek, because if it is done you will enter into another world. You will find the main square in a state of quiet and hard to get back to reality lagi.Untuk try it, you simply hire a black cloth at IDR 3000.00.

You can also chat with one of the tenants named Albert Harjo black cloth that has been made Suwito alun-alun Kidul as a place to earn a living for 30 years. According to him, a black cloth rental business not only businesses but also a form of cultural preservation and public trust in antiquity. Rituals through two banyan tree called relented Blessing was not superstitious, but a means to deliver the petition to God. Granted or not depends on the Authorization.

At certain times, you can see the puppet in Sasono Hinggil Dwi Abad. However, to view you will need to prepare because it is generally held all-night wayang. You can also see the preparation for celebrating the palace soldiers Grebeg (Maulud celebration commemorating the Prophet). In this plaza all the soldiers gathered to conduct rehearsals the day before the celebration and went to the plaza north of the days celebrations.

In addition to the evening, you can also visit this plaza, sure to watch something different. You can see the elephants at the Elephant Cage the palace in the afternoon football game or to view children and teenagers around the plaza in the afternoon. On the edge of the square was also the day when many traders who sold the "klithikan". You can hunt for antiques in place

Stasiun Tugu

If you are traveling to the City of Gudeg by train, you can stop and get off at the Big Station Tugu Yogyakarta (commonly called Tugu Station). This station is the main door and out of the tourists who menghabisakan his time in the city of Yogyakarta. From here, thousands of passenger trains each day up and down for various purposes. From the simple business of his home town to visit family, study, business, until the tour.

When the first foot in the Tugu Station, your mind float as if brought back into the past, to the Dutch colonial era, because it is building this station is of Dutch heritage. Tugu Station became one of silent witness of Indonesian history and provide trail-building tracks through the details, exterior to the interior of the station that integrates with the flurry of passing trains.
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Tugu Railway Station is the result of the development of rail transport systems by the Dutch government for the benefit of the transportation of passengers and agricultural produce from the plantations in Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi and Kalimantan. On June 17, 1864, Mr. Governor Jendereal. L.A.J.W. Baron van Beele Sloet laid the first stone construction of the first railway line in Java. The railway was run by Spoorweg Nederlandsch-Indische Maatschappij (Netherlands East Indies Railway Company) and began operation August 10, 1867 with a relationship line and Responsibilities Semarang, Surakarta.
During its development, this new route passed along the 166 kilometers to the city of Yogyakarta and Yogyakarta Lempuyangan became the first station built and operated at the date of March 2, 1872 for Semarang-Yogyakarta route. Meanwhile, the Tugu Station began operation on May 2, 1887. Surakarta-Yogyakarta route was built in 1899 and the first passenger train running on the date of February 1, 1905.

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Tugu Railway Station is one of the big stations that still retain its function as a place to train maintenance, unlike the large stations generally are now only as a transit point. Therefore, you can travel to the corners of the station to witness the activities of the mechanic's aging trains and train stations to trace this. Some employees at this station enough to know the history of the station, so be invited to chat.
When heading to the west side of the station, you will see where the train locomotive repair. You must be amazed to be studied in detail each component in the locomotive. In fact, you can observe the machine from below because there is a ladder to the bottom of the locomotive is 'parked'. Not far from there, you can see the ancient statue of a black train is also interesting to enjoy.
Walk a little to the south, you can see where repairs railroad cars. Although not get in, you can peep from the iron fences surrounding blue-white color. Looked up, it would seem sebuat train parts are placed in the yellow tower. It is fitting parts crane train carriages that have been used since the Dutch era. If you walk north, then you will find the train janitors.
If you are coming or leaving during the evening, then sempatkanlah to stand between channels 4 and 6 and look to the west. Beautiful sunset scenery will be seen when the sky is clear, combined with rail-rail trains that the farther it will look like the lines that eventually merge into one point. The presence in the tower crane and train street children who brought the music scene will progressively add keeksotikan dusk.
Satisfied to enjoy the beauty of the station, you can start your tour in Yogyakarta. Various transportation means of transportation available at this station. You can ride pedicabs to the Sultan's Palace and sales in Pathuk bakpia. If you want to travel some distance, you can use the city bus or taxi, as if going direct shopping, you just walk up the Malioboro which is located right in the southern part.

Sarung Bantal

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