Yogyakarta : trip to Borobudur temple + Selogriyo temple
ID: GYG860424-1357408
Category:
Country: Indonesia
Duration:
12:00 hours
Description
We provide tour to explore Borobudur temple and Selogriyo temple. Borobudur is large Buddhist temple and Selogriyo is Hindust temple. Selogriyo area has good rice terraces and we can do little trekk
The Borobudur Temple Compounds is one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world, and was built in the 8th and 9th centuries AD during the reign of the Syailendra Dynasty. The monument is located in the Kedu Valley, in the southern part of Central Java, at the centre of the island of Java, Indonesia.
The main temple is a stupa built in three tiers around a hill which was a natural centre: a pyramidal base with five concentric square terraces, the trunk of a cone with three circular platforms and, at the top, a monumental stupa. The walls and balustrades are decorated with fine low reliefs, covering a total surface area of 2,520 m2. Around the circular platforms are 72 openwork stupas, each containing a statue of the Buddha.
The vertical division of Borobudur Temple into base, body, and superstructure perfectly accords with the conception of the Universe in Buddhist cosmology. It is believed that the universe is divided into three superimposing spheres, kamadhatu, rupadhatu, and arupadhatu, representing respectively the sphere of desires where we are bound to our desires, the sphere of forms where we abandon our desires but are still bound to name and form, and the sphere of formlessness where there is no longer either name or form. At Borobudur Temple, the kamadhatu is represented by the base, the rupadhatu by the five square terraces, and the arupadhatu by the three circular platforms as well as the big stupa. The whole structure shows a unique blending of the very central ideas of ancestor worship, related to the idea of a terraced mountain, combined with the Buddhist concept of attaining Nirvana.
The Temple should also be seen as an outstanding dynastic monument of the Syailendra Dynasty that ruled Java for around five centuries until the 10th century. Next trip to explore Selogriyo temple that Candi Selogriyo means house of stone because it has a statue as the embodiment of the god. The temple is located in Bukit Sukorini, east Sumbing, about 35 km from Borobudur Temple. Many foreign and domestic tourists visit this temple because of the beauty panorama. Along the way, visitors are spoiled by the view of the mountains and rice fields. We do little trekk during on the way to temple and see good rice terraces
Highlights
- Great experience to explore Selogriyo temple
- Amazing Hinduism temple has good rice terraces area
- Amazing to explore Borobudur temple as Buddhist temple
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The tour is outdoor, please prepare everything as well. If possible please take breakfast before trip start. We help to find Borobudur ticket entrance
We will pick you up at your hotel where you stay and please share your number contact, WhatsApp be better
INCLUDED
- car good aircond
- ticket entrance to Selogriyo temple
- water mineral
- gasoline
- parking fee
NOT INCLUDED
- ticket entrance to Borobudur
- breakfast
- lunch
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.