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Borobudur Temple

Borobudur is the biggest temple in Indonesia. Candi Borobudur is in Magelang, Central Java, notwithstanding being a clamoring vacation destination, is likewise a focal point of love for Buddhists in Indonesia, particularly in every festival of Vesak. This is steady with the importance of its name is "cloister in the slopes". Borobudur is right now assigned as one of the UNESCO World Heritage. 

Borobudur was constructed around 800 BC or 9th century. Borobudur was assembled by the devotees of the Mahayana Buddha amid the rule of the Sailendra line. This temple was fabricated in the prime of the Sailendra tradition. Borobudur author, King Samaratungga from dynastic or Sailendra administration. The likelihood of this temple was manufactured around 824 AD and was finished around the year 900 AD amid the rule of Queen Pramudawardhani who is the girl of Samaratungga. While the engineers who added to construct this temple as indicated by the account of inherited named Gunadharma. 

The word Borobudur itself by first composed confirmation composed by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, the Governor General of Great Britain in Java, which gave the name of this temple. There is no composed proof that more established who issued it the name Borobudur temple. The main archives that demonstrate the presence most established temple is Nagarakertagama book, which was composed by MPU Prapanca in 1365. In the book composed that the temple was utilized as a position of Buddhist contemplation. 

The importance of the name Borobudur "cloister in the slopes", which is gotten from "bara" (temple or religious community) and "beduhur" (slopes or high place) in Sanskrit. Accordingly, as per the significance of the name Borobudur, then this spot since it was utilized as a position of Buddhist love. 

This temple for quite a long time no more utilized. At that point due to volcanic emissions, a large portion of the structures secured Borobudur volcanic soil. Moreover, the building is secured with trees and bushes for a considerable length of time. At that point the building of this temple started to be overlooked in the times of Islam landed in Indonesia around the 15th century. 

In 1814 when the British involved Indonesia, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles knew about the disclosure of monster archeological protest in the town Bumisegoro Magelang. Because of the immense premium the historical backdrop of Java, then instantly requested Raffles HC Cornelius, a Dutch architect, to examine the revelation of the area it is a slope secured with bushes. 

Cornelius helped by around 200 men chop down trees and evacuate bushes that secured the titan building. Since the building is as of now delicate and could crumple, then answer to the Raffles Cornelius development incorporates a few pictures. In view of the disclosure, Raffles was respected as the individual who began the rebuilding of Borobudur and got the consideration of the world. In 1835, the whole zone of the temple has been unearthed. The temple proceeds restored the Dutch frontier period.

Question About Borobudur Temple

1.   The biggest temple in Indonesia is...

a.  Borobudur.

b.    Prambanan.

c.    Ratu Boko.

d.    Cangkuang.

e.    Mendut

2.  Borobudur Temple is located in...

a.    Bandung, West Java.

b.  Magelang, Central Java.

c.    Yogyakarta, DIY.

d.    Semarang, Central Java.

e.     Surabaya, East Java.

3.  What festival that is celebrated by Buddhist that made Borobudur Temple become a focal point of love?

a.    Nyepi.

b.    Idul Fitri.

c.   Vesak.

d.    Idul Adha.

e.    Christmas.

4.  The others name of Borobudur Temple is...

a.    The Magic Temple.

b.    Ordinary Temple.

c.    Buddhist Regency.

d.  Cloister in The Slopes.

e.    Hideaway of Buddhist.

5.  When was Borobudur Temple manufacture?

a.    800 AD.

b.    840 AD.

c.    802 AD.

d.    842 AD.

e.  824 AD.

6.  When was The Borobudur Temple’s construction finish?

a.    9 AD.

b.    90 AD.

c.    999 AD.

d.    909 AD.

e.  900 AD.

7.  Who is the Borobudur Temple’s author?

a.    Queen Pramudawardhani.

b.    Sidharta Gautama.

c.    Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles.

d.  King Samaratungga.

e.    Gajah Mada.

8.  Who is Queen Pramudawardhani?

a.    The author’s husband.

b.    The author’s wife.

c.   The author’s daughter.

d.    The author’s son.

e.    The author’s parent.

9.  Who gave a name of this temple?

a.    Sidharta Gautama.

b.  Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles.

c.    King Samaratungga.

d.    Gajah Mada.

e.    Queen Pramudawardhani.

10.   Who made Nagarakertama book?

a.  Mpu Prapanca.

b.    Mpu Tantular.

c.    Mpu Sindok.

d.    Mpu Gandring.

e.    Mpu Bharada.

11.    What does “bara” mean?

a.  Religious comunity.

b.    Coal.

c.    Ember.

d.    Place for living.

e.    Slopes.

12.   What does “beduhur” mean?

a.    Slippers.

b.  High Place.

c.    Temple.

d.    Ancestors.

e.    Porridge.

13.   Why did the temple no more utilized for a long time? Because of...

a.    Doomsday.

b.    Topsoil.

c.   Volcanic Soil.

d.    Earthquake.

e.    Tsunami.

14.   What was the things that covered the temple for a considerable length of time?

a.    Human’s housing.

b.    Volcanic eruption.

c.    Trees and animal’s nest.

d.  Trees and bushes.

e.    Lava.

15.   When did the temple start to be overlooked again?

a.    10 BC.

b.    1^st Century.

c.    5^th Century.

d.    10^th Century.

e.  15^th Century.

16.   Who was the architect that asked by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles to examine Borobudur Temple?

a.    Cornelis de Houtman.

b.    Ferdinand Magelhaens.

c.    Sidharta Gautama.

d.    Gunadharma.

e.  HC Cornelius.

17.   How many people that helped the arcithect?

a.    No one.

b.    24.

c.    100.

d.  200.

e.    Uncountable.

18.   When did the temple restored?

a.    1800.

b.    1814.

c.   1835.

d.    1853.

e.    1999.

19.   Where does King Samaratungga come from?

a.    Sanjaya Dynastic

b.  Sailendra Dynastic.

c.    Ming Dynastic.

d.    Islam Dynastic.

e.    Dutch Dynastic.

20.  Who was Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles?

a.  Governor General of Britain.

b.    Portuguese’s president.

c.    Japan’s soldier.

d.    The founder of Borobudur Temple.

e.    Netherland’s architect.