The document describes Borobudur temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Indonesia from the 9th century. It is located in Magelang, Central Java and was built by King Samaratungga. Borobudur temple consists of eight stone terraces, with the first five being square and the upper three being circular. It has over 1,460 relief panels depicting Buddhist stories and over 500 Buddha statues. The relief panels tell the legendary story of Ramayana and it is a place of Buddhist worship on certain holy days. Therefore, Borobudur temple is a famous Buddhist site in Indonesia.

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2. Definition
Descriptive text is a kind of text
with a purpose to describe a
particular person, place, or thing.

3. Rhetorical Structure
 Identification: identifies the
phenomenon to be described.
In this text identification is in the
first paragraph.
 Description: describes parts, qualities,
and characteristics.
In this text description is in
paragraph 2 and 3.

4. Outlining
 The history of Borobudur temple
 Characteristics
 Conclusion

5. Borobudur
Borobudur is the biggest
Buddhist temple in the 9th century
measuring 123x123 m2 located in
Magelang, Central Java. It was build
by King Samaratungga, one of the
King of ancient Mataram Kingdom,
the descendant of Sailendra
dynasty.

6. It consist of eight stone
terraces. The first five terraces
are square and the upper three are
circle. This temple has 1460 relief
panels, 504 Buddha effigies, and 73
stupa. One of them is a large stupa
like a crown at the center of the
top.

7. The relief panels tell the
legendary story of Ramayana.
Borobudur is also a place for
Buddhist praying exactly on Buddhist
feast day called Waisak.
Therefore, Borobudur is a famous
Buddhist temple in Indonesia.

8. Rhetorical Structure
Borobudur topic
is
the biggest
Buddhist temple controlling
in the 9th century idea
measuring 123x123 m2
located in Magelang,
Central Java
topic
sentence

9. It was build by King
Samaratungga, one of the King of
ancient Mataram Kingdom, the
descendant of Sailendra dynasty.
It consist of eight stone
terraces. The first five terraces
are square and the upper three
are circle. This temple has 1460
relief panels, 504 Buddha
effigies, and 73 stupa. One of
them is a large stupa like a crown
at the center of the top. The
relief panels tell the legendary
story of Ramayana. Borobudur is
also a place for Buddhist praying
exactly on Buddhist feast day
called Waisak.
supporting
sentence

10. Therefore, Borobudur
is a famous Buddhist
temple in Indonesia
concluding
sentence

11. Grammatical Patterns
 Use of adjective
e.g: a large stupa
 Use of linking verb
e.g: Borobudur is the biggest Buddhist temple.
 Use of simple present tense
e.g: The relief panels tell the legendary story
of Ramayana.
 Use of attributive has and have
e.g: This temple has 1460 relief panels.

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