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Reports of the discovery of the Borobudur Temple was recorded in 1814 when Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles, the British governor-general who became guardian of State paid a visit to Semarang Indonesia. Raffles was informed that the area has been found kedu pictorial stone structure. Raffles sent Cornelius a Dutchman to conduct research. The work was followed by Kedu Resident named Hartman in 1835

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Documenting the building and relief in the form of drawings done by Wilsen for 4 years since 1849. While the documentation in the form of photographs documents carried by Van Kinsbergen tahun1873.

According to the history of Borobudur temple which has a 1460 relies, built by King Smaratungga one of the kings of ancient Mataram dynasty royal dynasty in the eighth century. In Sri Kahulunan inscription (842 AD) was built to glorify the temple of Borobudur Mahayana Buddhism.

There are several opinions regarding the naming of the Borobudur Temple. Casparis quotes from 842 AD inscription Sri Kahulunan the kamulan i bhumisambharabudara which means holy building that symbolizes the Bodhisattva goodness collection. Meanwhile, in her book stating Poerbatjaraka Borobudur was the Monastery in Budur (Budur = name of the place / village). Soekmono and Stuterheim argue that Borobudur was the monastery on the hill.

According to the legend of the Borobudur Temple was built by an architect named Gunadharma, but the truth of the news is not yet known exactly hirtoris

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