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Keywords : Chadok, Shailendra dynasty, Borobudur
Site common name | Borobudur |
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Type of artwork | Sculpture |
Village | - |
Province/City | - |
State | Central Java |
Country | Indonesia |
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree | Lat : 7.607778 Long : 110.203611 |
History of production | Borobudur is the largest Mahayana stupa in Indonesia built by Sailen dynasty, It was built as a replica of the Mahayan universe. Sculpture is each floor represents worlds in Buddhism. At the bottom, there is a Kama World craved according to Kamvipang Scriptures related to the good acts of humans. Above this is the sculpture craved according to Lalitvistara and Jataka which represent Sirsakaymunee. The is the transition between Kama world and physical world. On top of this, there is a sculpture craved according to Kantavayuvasut scripture showing the story of Suthon seeking for extrication which is in line with the physoical world. |
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Art | Sculpture at Borobudur is very similar to Indian art in terms of the costumes, appliance, round characters and empty space. All of these show that central Java is related to Indian art. |
Period | Historical Period |
Art period | Mid Central Javanese Art |
Age | 13-15 centuries BE. |
Religion | Buddhism |
Sect | Mahayana |
Religion and belief | Jataka is at the fence of the first circumambulatory. It depicts life of Srisakayamunee before he is enlighthened. This picture shows Bhothisatava as the king of turtle who rescue people from a sinking ship. He also sacrifices his fleash and blood to help them survive. |
Type of License | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) |
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Rights | Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre |
Date of record creation | 2015-07-00 |
Record creator | Chedha Tingsanchali |