Senin, 24 Januari 2011

BOROBUDUR TEMPLE

Borobudur is a ninth-century Mahayana Buddhist monument in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument comprises six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues seated inside perforated stupa.


The monument is both a shrine to the Lord Buddha and a place for Buddhist pilgrimage. The journey for pilgrims begins at the base of the monument and follows a path circumambulating the monument while ascending to the top through the three levels of Buddhist cosmology, namely Kāmadhātu (the world of desire), Rupadhatu (the world of forms) and Arupadhatu (the world of formlessness). During the journey the monument guides the pilgrims through a system of stairways and corridors with 1,460 narrative relief panels on the wall and the balustrades.



BOROBUDUR TEMPLE

Borobudur is a ninth-century Mahayana Buddhist monument in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument comprises six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues seated inside perforated stupa.


The monument is both a shrine to the Lord Buddha and a place for Buddhist pilgrimage. The journey for pilgrims begins at the base of the monument and follows a path circumambulating the monument while ascending to the top through the three levels of Buddhist cosmology, namely Kāmadhātu (the world of desire), Rupadhatu (the world of forms) and Arupadhatu (the world of formlessness). During the journey the monument guides the pilgrims through a system of stairways and corridors with 1,460 narrative relief panels on the wall and the balustrades.





Evidence suggests Borobudur was abandoned following the fourteenth century decline of Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms in Java, and the Javanese conversion to Islam. Worldwide knowledge of its existence was sparked in 1814 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, the then British ruler of Java, who was advised of its location by native Indonesians. Borobudur has since been preserved through several restorations. The largest restoration project was undertaken between 1975 and 1982 by the Indonesian government and UNESCO, following which the monument was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Borobudur is still used for pilgrimage; once a year Buddhists in Indonesia celebrate Vesak at the monument, and Borobudur is Indonesia's single most visited tourist attraction

Narrative Text in "Romeo and Juliet's Romantic and Tragic Story"

In the town of Verona there lived two families, the Capulets and the Montagues. They engaged in a bitter feud. Among the Montagues was Romeo, a hot-blooded young man with an eye for the ladies. One day, Romeo attended the feast of the Capulets', a costume party where he expected to meet his love, Rosaline, a haughty beauty from a well-to-do family. Once there, however, Romeo's eyes felt upon Juliet, and he thought of Rosaline no more.

The vision of Juliet had been invading his every thought. Unable to sleep, Romeo returned late that night to the Juliet's bedroom window. There, he was surprised to find Juliet on the balcony, professing her love for him and wishing that he were not a "Montague", a name behind his own. "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Romeo was ready to deny his name and professed his love. The two agreed to meet at nine o-clock the next morning to be married.

Early the next morning, Romeo came to Friar Lawrence begging the friar to marry him to Juliet. The Friar performed the ceremony, praying that the union might someday put an end to the feud between the two families. He advised Romeo kept the marriage a secret for a time.

On the way home, Romeo chanced upon his friend Mercutio arguing with Tybalt, a member of the Capulet clan. That qurreling last caused Merquito died. Romeo was reluctant no longer. He drew his sword and slew Tybalt died. Romeo realized he had made a terrible mistake. Then Friar Lawrence advised Romeo to travel to Mantua until things cool down. He promised to inform Juliet.
In the other hand, Juliet's father had decided the time for her to marry with Paris. Juliet consulted Friar Lawrence and made a plot to take a sleeping potion for Juliet which would simulate death for three days. The plot proceeded according to the plan. Juliet was sleeping in death.

Unfortunately, The Friar's letter failed to reach Romeo. Under the cover of darkness, he broke into Juliet's tomb. Romeo kissed the lips of his Juliet one last time and drank the poison. Meanwhile, the effects of the sleeping potion wear off. Juliet woke up calling for Romeo. She found her love next to her but was lying dead, with a cup of poison in his hand. She tried to kiss the poison from his lips, but failed. Then Juliet put out his dagger and plunged it into her breast. She died

Minggu, 02 Januari 2011

sistim pendidikan

Pada tahap sekarang ini Indonesia telah memasuki tahap pembangunanan dalam dunia pendidikan walaupun tampaknya dunia pendidikan di indonesia masih sangat memprihatinkan namun di balik itu dunia pendidikan di Indonesia mengalami sedikit peningkatan bila kita bandingkan dengan dunia pendidikan yang ada di Indonesia sebelumnya.

Namun semua itu masih banyak hal yang perlu di perbaiki dalam dunia pendidikan yang ada di Indonesia antara lain sistem pendidikan yang ada sekarang ini.

Sistem pendidikan yang ada di Indonesia kayaknya perlu ada perumbakan dalam arti tidak merumbak untuk menghancurkan sistem pendidikan yang lama dengan mengganti metode yang baru, namun kita harus bisa sama-sama menutupi lobang-lobang yang ada dalam dunia pendidikan sekarang ini.

Sebagai mana metode pengajaran yang ada di bangku kuliah sekarang ini masih menganggap seorang mahasiswa itu sebagai anak-anak yang bodoh dan perlu di dikte oleh dosen padahal pada kenyataannya seorang mahasiswa itu belum tentu lebih bodoh dari dosennya akan tetapi mungkin dosennya lebih bodoh dari mahasiswanya, namun Dosen lebih dahulu memandang dunia ini, seperti yang kita lihat sekarang ini keadaan real yang ada dosen selalu memegang kekuasaan kebenaran padahal dosen tersebut belum tentu benar.

Maka sistem seperti itu harus kita ubah agar mahasiswa kuliah itu tidak hanya mengejar nilai yang bagus di mata dosen tapi mahasiswa itu membuka wacananya berpikir dan bisa mengatakan kebenaran menurut pola /sudut pikirannya, kalau memang itu pada kenyataannya benar.

Karna semua itu adalah salah satu tahap awal bagi seorang mahasiswa untuk membuka wacananya berpikir krisis dan berinteraksi langsung dengan dunia pendidikan yang ada..