Borobudur Temple (AP Art History)

Location

Java, Indonesia

Religion

Buddhist

samsara

(Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth

Name of person that discovered it

Sir Thomas Raffles

How many stupas?

1500, 72 extra big ones at the top

bodhisattva

a deity who refrains from entering nirvana to help others

Maya

"illusion"; what keeps us from seeing reality correctly; the world, viewed inadequately

Name of first disciple

Ananda

Four Noble Truths of Buddhism

1) Life is suffering 2) The cause of suffering is craving 3) The suffering must end 4) The way to overcome suffering is to follow the Eightfold Path

Eightfold Path (Summarized)

Have the right thought, behavior, and meditation

Siddharta considered himself to be the greatest...

yogi, philosopher, and meditator

Mahayana Buddhism

Also known as popular Buddhism, is allows people more ways to reach enlightenment and bodhisattvas can help you reach enlightenment.

Theravada Buddhism

the oldest of the two major branches of Buddhism. Practiced mainly in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Burma, and Cambodia, its beliefs are relatively conservative, holding close to the original teachings of the Buddha

How to pilgrimage

Circumambulate clockwise, walk 1.5 miles through the temple

How many reliefs?

1300? 1420 stories

Dimensions

400x400x400x400 (I think it's 100 high, 400 wide)

Mudra

a symbolic hand gesture

Suma

encyclopedia, everything you need to know about everything there ever was

axis mundi

believed to connect the heavens and the earth and regarded as the center of the world

cosmic mountain

ziggurat. mountain where God dwells: Eden, Sinai, Zion/Jerusalem

horror vacui

fear of empty space

Mandala

A symmetrical, religious symbol associated with meditation, usually created with geometric patterns and shapes

Center stupa is...

empty

Levels 1-2

encyclopedia of earthly matters, common knowledge

Levels 3-4

Story of Siddharta

Levels 5-6

How to reach enlightenment, nirvana

Sermon of the Arrow (lesson)

Stop the bleeding!

Siddharta holds ___ during his first lesson

a rose

Built around what time?

800 CE

Amount of full-sized Buddha sculptures

504

The Four Sights

old man, sick man, dead man, holy man