Borobudur Temple | Wearing Bamboo Slippers To Walk Through The Universe

Borobudur Temple was built during the golden age of the Sailendra Dynasty, a powerful Buddhist ruling family that controlled central Java. At this time, Java was a melting pot of intense Buddhist and Hindu religious activity (the nearby Prambanan Hindu temple complex was built around the same period). Today, Borobudur is Indonesia’s single most visited tourist attraction (especially during Vesak, the Buddha’s birthday, when thousands of monks and pilgrims walk from Mendut to Pawon to Borobudur). It remains an active pilgrimage site for Buddhists from around Southeast Asia, as well as a symbol of Indonesian national identity and cultural pride (it appears on the Indonesian 50,000 rupiah note). #travel #vlog #explore #culture #history #borobudur