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- Title
Making Borobudur a Buddhist Religious Tourist Destination: an Effort to Preserve Buddhist Temples in Indonesia.
- Authors
Hermawan, Budi; Salim, Ubud; Rohman, Fatchur; Rahayu, Mintarti
- Abstract
Borobudur Temple is designated as one of the new excellent destinations by the government in an effort to increase foreign exchange. In line with the increasing number of visitors to the Borobudur Temple, it also increased the threat to the sustainability of the site. This research is conducted to provide alternative solutions for the management of Borobudur temple that pay attention to its sustainability. Data used are from various published and unpublished research results. Content analysis with interpretive approach is used to analyze the research data. The change of management paradigm of Borobudur Temple becomes a must. The paradigm of sustainable tourism is an appropriate alternative if applied in the largest Buddhist temple in the world. Changing the theme of heritage tourism destinations into heritage tourism destinations, spiritual and religious will help the sustainability of Borobudur Temple. As a site related to Buddhism, its sustainability is a shared responsibility of Buddhists.
- Subjects
INDONESIA; TOURIST attractions; TEMPLES; HERITAGE tourism; SUSTAINABLE tourism; FOREIGN exchange
- Publication
International Review of Social Research, 2019, Vol 9, Issue 1, p71
- ISSN
2069-8267
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2478/irsr-2019-0008