Showing posts with label borobudur. Show all posts
Showing posts with label borobudur. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Borobudur

Borobudur was built by King Samaratungga,  the king of Old Mataram Kingdom, Dynasty of Wangsa Syailendra. Based Kayumwungan inscription, an Indonesian named Hudaya Kandahjaya revealed that Borobudur is a place of worship was completed on 26 May 824, almost a hundred years from the time the construction. The name of Borobudur, as some people means a mountain having terraces (budhara), while the other says that Borobudur means monastery on the high ground.