Candi Borobudur

Borobudur, also transcribed Barabudur (Indonesian: Candi
Borobudur,  romanized: Candhi Barabudhur)
is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency, not far from the
city of Magelang and the town of Muntilan, in Central Java, Indonesia. It is the
world's largest Buddhist temple.The temple consists of nine stacked platforms,
six square and three circular, topped by a central dome. It is decorated with
2,672 relief panels and originally 504 Buddha statues. The central dome is
surrounded by 72 Buddha statues, each seated inside a perforated stupa.

Built in the 9th century during the reign of the Sailendra
Dynasty, the temple design follows Javanese Buddhist architecture, which blends
the Indonesian indigenous tradition of ancestor worship and the Buddhist
concept of attaining nirvāṇa.[3] The temple demonstrates the influences of
Gupta art that reflects India's influence on the region,yet there are enough
indigenous scenes and elements incorporated to make Borobudur uniquely
Indonesian.The monument is a shrine to the Buddha and a place for Buddhist
pilgrimage. The pilgrim journey begins at the base of the monument and follows
a path around the monument, ascending to the top through three levels symbolic
of Buddhist cosmology: Kāmadhātu (the world of desire), Rūpadhātu (the world of
forms) and Arūpadhātu (the world of formlessness). The monument guides pilgrims
through an extensive system of stairways and corridors with 1,460 narrative
relief panels on the walls and the balustrades. Borobudur has one of the
largest and most complete ensembles of Buddhist reliefs in the world.