CANDI BOROBUDUR
Candi Borobudur, Pawon dan Mendut merupakan candi budha yang dibangun oleh raja Samaratungga dari dinasti Syailendra pada abad ke 8. Tiga Candi Budha tersebut memiliki relief atau gambar timbul yang menarik menggambarkan kehidupan sang Budha dan reinkarnasinya dalam bentuk ceritera Jataka dan Lalitavistara. Candi Borobudur dan Pawon terletak di Kecamatan Borobudur sedangkan candi Mendut di Kecamatan Mungkid, 3 km kearah timur candi Borobudur.
THREE BUDDHIST TEMPLES ON ONE RITUAL LINE
(Borobudur, Pawon, and Mendut Temple)
Borobudur, Pawon and Mendut are budhist temples built by king Samaratungga of Syailendra dynasty in the 8th century. Three temples have interesting pictorial carvings on Budha’s life and his reincarnation set in Lalitavistarra and Jattaka stories. Borobudur and Pawon temples are situated at the subdistrict of Borobudur while Mendut temple at subdistrict of Mungkid - 3 kilometres from Borobudur site eastward