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Located in the heart of Java in Indonesia, 40km north-west of the Old City of Yogyakarta, Borobudur is built in the form of a pagoda consisting of a Buddhist building and 72 towers, carved by about 2 million blocks of gray volcanic rocks mined on Java Island. The temple is 42m tall, with a distinctly three-layer structure, which symbolizes the three realms in her realm, including Kamadhatu (Sex), Rupadhatu (the World) and Arupa Dhatu (infinity), the temple of Borobudur is like a huge, hidden shower of the Buddhist cabinet deep in the structure of the cosmos.
The name Borobudur derives from Vihara Buddha Ur in Sanskrit, meaning "the Buddha himself on the hill". Despite being the pride of Java Buddhism, Borobudur has been buried under volcanic and forested bush for centuries. Borobudur was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage SITE in 1991.