Borobudur is one of the greatest Buddhist temple around the world, which located in Muntilan, Magelang. Borobudur was built to honour the glory of both the Buddha and its founder, the king of the Saliendra dynasty. The Borobudur was built as a single large stupa, when viewed from above takes the form of a giant tantric Buddhist mandala. The foundation is a square, approximately 118 metres, on each side. It has nine platforms, the lower six are square, and the upper three are circular. there are 72 small stupas surrounding one large central stupa. The punden berundak step pyramid is the basic design in Borobudu, believed to be the continuation of older megalithic tradition incorporated with Mahayana Buddhist ideas and symbolism.
The monument's three divisions symbolize the three realms of Buddhist cosmology, namely kamadhatu, Rupadhatu, and Arupadhatu. The odinary sentients beings live out their lives on the lowest level, the realm of desire. Those who have burn out all desire for continued existence leave the world of desire and live in the world on the level of form alone- they see form, but not drawn to them. The full Buddhas go beyond even form, and experience reality at its purest, most fundamental level, the formless ocean of nirvana. Kamadhatu is represented by the base, Rupadhatu is the five squares platform, and Arupadhatu by the three circular platforms and the large topmost stupa. Congregational worship in Borobudur is performed in walking pilgrimage. Pilgrims are guided by the system of staircase and corridors ascending to the top platform. Each platform represented one stage of enlightenment. The stairs for 3 levels, the walkways are decorated with 2672 reliefs panels that tells stories from the Buddha's life and parables from Buddhist text.
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