HISTORY ABOUT BOROBUDUR
There is no written record of who built Borobudur or of its
intended purpose.The construction time has been estimated by comparison between
carved reliefs on the temple's hidden foot and the inscriptions commonly used
in royal charters during the 8th and 9th centuries. Borobudur was likely
founded around 800 CE. This corresponds to the period between 760 and 830 CE,
the peak of the Sailendra dynasty in central Java, when it was under the
influence of the Srivijayan Empire. The construction has been estimated to have
taken 75 years and been completed during the reign of Samaratungga in 825.
There is confusion between Hindu and Buddhist rulers in Java
around that time. The Sailendras were known as ardent followers of Buddhism,
though stone inscriptions found at Sojomerto suggest they may have been Hindus.
It was during this time that many Hindu and Buddhist monuments were built on
the plains and mountains around the Kedu Plain. The Buddhist monuments,
including Borobudur, were erected around the same time as the Hindu Shiva
Prambanan temple compound. In 732 CE, the Shivaite King Sanjaya commissioned a
Shivalinga sanctuary to be built on the Wukir hill, only 10 km (6.2 mi) east of
Borobudur.
Construction of Buddhist temples, including Borobudur, at
that time was possible because Sanjaya's immediate successor, Rakai
Panangkaran, granted his permission to the Buddhist followers to build such
temples. In fact, to show his respect, Panangkaran gave the village of Kalasan
to the Buddhist community, as is written in the Kalasan Charter dated 778 CE.
This has led some archaeologists to believe that there was never serious
conflict concerning religion in Java as it was possible for a Hindu king to
patronize the establishment of a Buddhist monument; or for a Buddhist king to
act likewise. However, it is likely that there were two rival royal dynasties
in Java at the time the Buddhist Sailendra and the Saivite Sanjaya—in which the
latter triumphed over their rival in the 856 battle on the Ratubaka
plateau.This confusion also exists regarding the Lara Jonggrang temple at the
Prambanan complex, which was believed that it was erected by the victor Rakai
Pikatan as the Sanjaya dynasty's reply to Borobudur, but others suggest that
there was a climate of peaceful coexistence where Sailendra involvement exists
in Lara Jonggrang
Reff : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borobudur
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