Thursday, March 27, 2008

Borobudur, biggest buddha temple at century 9th



Who not know temple borobudur? this buddha temple has 1460 reliefs and 504 stupa buddha at the complex. millions person mendamba to visit building that belong in world wonder heritages this. not amazing, because according to arsitektural also the function as religious service place, borobudur really decoy heart.
Borobudur built by king samaratungga, one of [the] kingdom king mataram ancient, dynasty breed syailendra. based on inscription kayumwungan, a indonesia nameds hudaya kandahjaya unfold that borobudur a religious service place finished built 26 mays 824, almost centenary since early days is built. name borobudur self follow several persons means a mount berteras-teras (budhara), temporary several other say borobudur mean monastery located in tall place.

Building borobudur formed punden berundak consist of 10 levels. height 42 meters before merenovasi and 34,5 meters after merenovasi because level most under used as captor. six levels most under formed rectan and three levels at on it formed circle and one climax shaped stupa buddha that look out on up at west. every stage symbolizes human life stage. appropriate buddha doctrine mahayana, everyone that want to achieve level as buddha must pass every life stage.

Part base borobudur, called kamadhatu, symbolize human that still bound desire. four levels at on it called rupadhatu symbolize human that can free self from desire but still bound aspect and form. in level, buddha statue is put opened. temporary, three levels at on it where is buddha put in stupa wormeaten called arupadhatu, symbolize human that candid from desire, aspect, and form. topmost part that is called arupa symbolize nirvana, buddha place bersemayam.

Every has beautiful reliefs that show how capable the maker. that relief be read harmoniously when you will walk clockwise (left direction from temple entrance). in the relief borobudur tell about a story very melegenda, that is ramayana. besides, found also relief that describe society condition moment that. for example, relief about farmer activity that reflect about agriculture system progress moment that and sailboat relief is delegation from voyage progress at that time berpusat at bergotta (semarang).

Overall relief exist in temple borobudur reflect teachings the buddha. hence, this temple can be made education media for people who want to study buddha teachings. yogyes invite you to surround every narrow roads at borobudur so that can understand buddhism philosophy. atisha, a budhis indians origin in century to 10, ever pay a visit to temple that built 3 centuries before angkor wat at combodia and 4 centuries before great cathedral at this europe.

Blessing visits borobudur and have a supply buddha teachings draft from serlingpa (one of [the] kingdom king sriwijaya), atisha can to develop buddha teachings. he is monastery head vikramasila and train tibetan person about manner practises dharma. six drafts from serlingpa even also abstractinged to be a teachings kernel is called" the lamp for the path to enlightenment" or more knowledgeable by the name of bodhipathapradipa.

One of [the] question now not yet answered about borobudur how does condition around when built temple and why does that temple found in a state of kubur. several say borobudur initially stand mengitari swamp then buried because explosion merapi. base it inscription kalkutta bertulis 'amawa mean milk ocean. that word is then is interpretted as lava merapi. several other say borobudur timbun cold lava merapi.

With all intensity and existing mysterious, natural when many people from all penjru worlds put into borobudur as place that be visited in the alive. besides enjoy the temple, you also can go around to villages around borobudur, like karanganyar and wanurejo to see member activity makes industry. you also can go atop watu kendil to can look at panorama borobudur from on. wait what else? unnecessary worry to quake 27 mays 2006, because borobudur is not hitted the impact absolutely.

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Monday, March 24, 2008

Tradition Miyos Gongso and Story Gamelan Sekaten

Approach midnight, second ware gamelan heritage sekaten, priest gunturmadu and priest nogowilogo begin prepared henceforth mempindahkan aim pagongan at mosque gedhe. transfer procession is guarded by 2 bregada palace soldiers, that is bregada soldiers mantrijero and bregada soldiers patangpuluh, banners from all bregada palace soldiers, with amount of slave dalem setingkat regent, good slave dalem keprajan also slave dalem punokawan.

Correct blow 11 evening, carnival convoy miyos gongso begun in atmosphere respect, from gateway or entrance brojonolo, out from palace environment aims mosque gedhe, pass supit urang, sitihinggil, performance and town square. before achieve 2 cage banyan trees in the middle of town square, convoy will turn to west, direct aim mosque entrance gedhe.

Ware second existence gamelan heritage sekaten, priest gunturmadu and priest nogowilogo, doesn't quit of islam kingdoms history at central java, since age kasultanan demak up to stand it palace kasultanan yogyakarta.

in around year 1400 saka, kingdom majapahit fall attack consequence balatentara demak be leadership raden broken. three year then, in the year 1403 saka, stand kasultanan demak. raden broken bertahta with lofty nature rightful sultan degree.

as new power centre, kasultanan demak inherit leavings wealth majapahit, belong gamelan pomegranate fresh priest heritage. gamelan this heritage is then is used to equip gamelan sekaten. after the t that's found a pair gamelan heritage sekaten. one ware is created by kanjeng sunan kalijaga that named priest sekati. one ware again be kingdom inheritance majapahit, then given name nyai sekati. second ware gamelan this heritage always memperdengarkan in festivity sekaten.

along with fall and stand it power centres at java, tradition sekaten along with second ware gamelan also be heritage that bequeathed according to by generations. since collapse kasultanan demak, this tradition is inheritted by kasultanan decorate, and continued by dynasty mataram islam since age kotagede, kerta, plered, up to kartasura and surakarta.

pasca event palihan nagari in the year 1755 that divide dynasty mataram islam is kasunanan surakarta and kasultanan yogyakarta, as power zones, heritages even also then divided two to each palace. belong gamelan heritage sekaten that be age inheritance kasultanan demak.

kasunanan surakarta inherit gamelan priest heritage sekati, temporary gamelan heritage nyai sekati inheritted by kasultanan yogyakarta. remember gamelan heritage sekaten has a pair, so each palace then mutrani or make duplicate gamelan heritage not memilikinya. thereby, so palace kasultanan yogyakarta then has a pair gamelan heritage sekaten, that is nyai sekati and priest duplicate sekati. pair gamelan that completed to return in age sri sultan hameng buwono i that, then given new name. gamelan heritage nyai sekati given priest new name gunturmadu, temporary duplicate gamelan priest heritage sekati given priest name nogowilogo. gunturmadu meaningful “turun anugerah“, while nogowilogo has meaning “ war victory lestari”.

meanwhile around mosque gedhe, although in atmosphere drizzles, thousands society has waited for carnival convoy arrival miyos gongso. and approach midnight, second ware gamelan heritage sekaten reach gateway or mosque entrance gedhe. after done taking over ceremony, with entire the companions, second ware gamelan heritage sekaten direct brought to aim pagongan.

bregada soldiers mantrijero, guard gamelan priest heritage gunturmadu aim pagongan at half south. temporary bregada soldiers patangpuluh, guard gamelan priest heritage nogowilogo aim pagongan at borthside.

pagongan a grand stand formed building, peculiarly used to laid all at once memperdengar gamelan heritage sekaten in each month maulud. as gamelan heritage sekaten, building pagongan also number a pair, located in mosque front page gedhe, in side north and south. gamelan priest heritage gunturmadu always laided at pagongan half south, temporary gamelan priest heritage nogowilogo laided at pagongan borthside.

at second building pagongan this, second ware gamelan heritage memperdengarkan continual every day a weeklong, except to times sholat and in evening friday up to after sholat friday.

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