Chapter 97: Borobudur Temple

Borobudur Temple (Javanese: ꦕꦤ꧀ꦝꦶ​ꦧꦫꦧꦸꦝꦸꦂ, transit. Gandhi Båråbudhur) is a Buddhist temple located in Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. This temple is located approximately 100 km to the southwest of Semarang, 86 km to the west of Surakarta, and 40 km to the northwest of Yogyakarta. This temple with many stupas was founded by adherents of the Mahayana Buddhist religion around the year 800 AD during the reign of the Syailendra dynasty. Borobudur is the largest Buddhist temple or shrine in the world, as well as one of the largest Buddhist monuments in the world.