Ng Ai Yee 1201591 - Borobudur as Hero's Journey

Ng Ai Yee 1201591 - Borobudur as Hero's Journey

Borobudur is indeed a fascinating monument. It has six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels with 504 Buddha statues of various types.
At the center of the top platform, there is the main dome and it is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues seated inside perforated stupas. 

To have visit this monument would be an amazing experience. The visit to this monument would be a journey as well. To reach to the top one has to take an effort in climbing up the structure. The monument is made dark stone and these stones absorb the sun’s heat rapidly during the early afternoon. Therefore, climbing and walking on the monument would be of a great challenge to an individual. This could be relate to the hero’s journey, as the path up on the monument is full of challenge that has to be overcome by oneself in order to reach the top of the monument. In this challenge, the individual has to overcome the obstacles with modest stamina or high tolerance towards heat and the individual would have to wake up and start climbing as soon as possible. Similar to what a hero have to gone the journey. The hero have to undergone trials with patience and high tolerance in order to overcome the challenges and trials he faces.

The Borobudur monument can be a huge teaching graphic the relates about passions of an individual towards their goals in life. In the hero’s journey, the hero would be reaching a certain level where he has successfully obtained a gift. In relate to this building, it has many levels of platforms and towards the top it means that it is at the highest point. Therefore, climbing up to the highest platform is somehow similar to the hero who is trying to reach the highest perfection in his life.


**Read more : http://wikitravel.org/en/Borobudur