What is the difference between Borobudur and Prambanan Temples?
- Borobudur is a Buddhist temple while Prambanan is Hindu.
- Borobudur only functions as a place of worship. While Prambanan has a function other than a place of worship, namely as a funeral for kings and a place to store assets.
- Prambanan's shape is slender and towers upwards.
What is a stupa?
A stupa is a building or rock arrangement that resembles a bell in a Buddhist relic of the temple, or is usually a sacred Buddhist building (a place to store relics or sacred objects of the Buddha).
What is a stupa and what does it do?
In ancient India, a stupa was used as a tomb, a place to store the ashes of certain aristocrats or figures. Among Buddhists, the stupa is the place to store the Buddha's own ashes. After his death and cremation, the Buddha's ashes are stored in eight separate stupas that were established in North India.
What is the difference between a temple and a stupa?
The difference that can be seen clearly is the stupa / amalaka in the temple. If there is a stupa in the temple, then the temple is a Buddhist temple, and if the temple has ratna / amalaka, then the temple is a temple with Hinduism in mind.
What is Borobudur Stupa?
The main stupa which reigns over the Borobudur Temple in Central Java, Indonesia. The largest Buddhist monument in the world was built in the 8th century by the Syailendra dynasty. The top terrace is round with rows of bell-shaped stupas containing Buddha figures that symbolize Arupadhatu, the formless realm.
Explain what are the benefits of temples built by Buddhists?
At BUDDHA TEMPLE, its function is solely as a place of worship or a place of worship. Meanwhile, in HINDU TEMPLE, apart from being a place of worship, the temple is functioned for other things, such as a place to honor kings or certain figures who have died.
What are the uses of Svarloka?
The general function of Svarloka is to serve as a place of worship to Buddha.
What is the difference between temple building in India and in Indonesia?
Temples in India are called DEWAGRAHA which means house of gods. The main function and the only temple there is only for the sake of worshiping gods. Meanwhile in Indonesia, the temple is called CANDIKAGRAHA which means the house of the goddess named CANDIKA which is another name for DURGA, the goddess of death.