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prima nota
awwhatdaheck!itsjustanotherrant...
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Tuesday, March 11, 2003
In 1814, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles--then the British Lieutenant Governor of Java--sent a survey team to investigate incredible rumors about a great ruined sanctuary located at the geographic center of the island of Java off the southern coast of the Southeast Asian mainland. It took six weeks for a crew of two hundred men to clear away the soil, volcanic ash and vegetation under which the monument had been buried. The discovery turned out to be one of the great archaeological finds of the modern era.
Upon clearing the site, the discoverers were able to discern the foundations of the stepped pyramid that serves as the framework for a series of interior corridors. These galleries collectively present a total of 1,460 narrative bas-relief carvings, which if placed end-to-end would span a distance of over 3 kilometers. In addition, the gallery walls support a total of 432 cave-like niches, each of which once contained a statue of the Buddha.
At the apex of the pyramid, the explorers uncovered three round terrace platforms--each of which supports a series of bell-shaped chambers called stupas. Hidden within each of these 72 structures is the statue of a Buddha displaying the symbolic hand gesture known as the turning of the wheel.
“The beauty and delicate execution of the separate portions, the symmetry and regularity of the whole, the great number and interesting character of the statues and reliefs with which they are ornamented, excite our wonder that they were not earlier examined, sketched and described," declared Raffles upon first glimpsing the monument.
Despite nearly two hundred years of intense effort, archaeologists have yet to find any ancient document or stone inscription that explains the mysterious role that Borobudur once played in the culture of island Southeast Asia. However, the Buddhist texts that served as the inspiration for many of the monument’s narrative relief panels were identified long ago and can even be read right here. Although these ancient texts help to reveal the monument's outer or “exoteric” meaning, the pyramid's inner or "esoteric" message continues to be shrouded in mystery.
02:32
Wednesday, February 06, 2002
ada apa dengan cinta?
andai dia tahu.
(kok kayak judul pelem? EMANG!)
05:44
Friday, June 08, 2001
As a deer panteth for the water,
so my soul longeth after Thee.
You alone are my heart's desire,
and I long to worship Thee.
You alone are my strength my shield,
to You alone may my spirit yield.
You alone are my heart's desire,
and I long to worship Thee.
00:56
watashi wa anata no wo aisi masu
00:30
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