REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MAGELANG -  Muslim students from the Mistakhurrohman Islamic boarding school helped in cleaning the Borobudur Temple of Mount Kelud's ash. They joined with around 700 Buddhists, including several monks coming from several cities in Central Java, also cleaned the temple on Friday.

"Around 50 students from our boarding school spent their Friday holiday to clean Borobodur Temple of the Keluds ash together with other volunteers," Muhammad Dimyadi, a teacher from the boarding school, stated on Friday.

The boarding school is located around 1.5 km from the country's largest and oldest Buddhist temple built in the 8th century during the Syailendra dynasty. They participated from 8 am to 3 pm local time.

"At noon, we took a break to hold the Friday prayer in a mosque located in front of the Borobudur temple tourism parks gate," he stated.

When Mount Merapi erupted in 2010, the Islamic boarding school sent their students to help clean the temple from the volcanic ash. 

Buddhist monk Uttamacitto from Sangha Agung Indonesia, Ampel temple located in Boyolali district, appreciated their help.

"We have been working here to clean the Borobudur temple from Keluds ash since the past five days. We are from, among other things, Boyolali, Temanggung, Banjarnegara, Wonogiri, Wonosobo, and Ambarawa, Semarang district," Buddhist monk Uttamacitto from Sangha Agung Indonesia, Ampel temple located in Boyolali district, stated.

The eruption of Mount Kelud spewed ash up into Borobudur temple. It was a momentum for the Indonesian people to demonstrate the spirit of unity, togetherness and tolerance, he explained.

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