Deputy Minister Of Religion Hopes That The Installation Of Catra Borobudur Will Be Realized Soon

Illustration - Visitors travel in the Borobudur area, Central Java. (ANTARA)

Deputy Minister of Religion Saiful Rahmat Dasuki hopes that the installation of paints at the top of Borobudur Temple will soon be realized.

"The image at the top of Borobudur Temple as a symbol of the splendor and ties of Buddhism can be realized soon," he said at the 2568 BE/2024 Vesak celebration at Borobudur Temple, Magelang, Thursday.

He conveyed that the Ministry of Religion was trying hard so that the installation of this paint could be realized immediately.

"Not only the desire of Buddhists but all of our wishes so that the installation of this paint can be realized this year," he said.

He conveyed that this year's Vesak is also an extraordinary momentum because it coincides with the 1,200th anniversary of the establishment of the Borobudur Temple, which will peak on May 26, 2024.

In accordance with the dating listed on the Kayuwinangun inscription, the Ind nation Deputy Minister of Religion Saiful Rahmat Dasuki hopes that the installation of paints at the top of Borobudur Temple will soon be realized.onesia, especially Buddhists, should be happy and grateful for God's gift for the legacy of the ancestors of this old nation.

"The Borobudur Temple not only stands as a wish for momentum and beauty of important works of art, but is also a book of cultural knowledge and religious noble teachings that was passed down by the ancestors of the Indonesian nation to us to be explored and implemented in everyday life," he said.

Therefore, he said, the community must maintain and preserve this Borobudur Temple as well as possible.

To support this preservation, the use of Borobudur Temple as a spiritual destination for Indonesian Buddhists and the world also needs to be prepared and carefully regulated so as not to have a significant impact on the structure of this sacred building.