Temple Prambanan

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Sleman - D.I. Yogyakarta - Indonesia
Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia, even in Southeast Asia. The temple is also known as Rara Jonggrang temple was built around the year 850 AD by the Sanjaya Dynasty.

Temple since 1991 by UNESCO as world cultural heritage (World Heritage Wonder) This complex occupies an area of 39.8 hectares. Rose as high as 47 feet or five meters higher than Borobudur temple, Prambanan seemingly strong and sturdy. This is consistent with the background of the construction of this temple, which wanted to show the glory of Hindu civilization in the land of Java.

Prambanan temple is also called Rara Jonggrang? It is associated with a legend which is believed to be partly the Java community about this temple. Once, a prince named Bondowoso fell in love with a beautiful princess was her face, she benama Jonggrang Rara. Since no power to refuse the prince's love, Jonggrang Bondowoso to submit the terms to the temple with 1,000 statues made overnight. The request was nearly fulfilled, before it finally managed to ask for help Jonggrang villagers to pound rice and make a fire in order to impress the atmosphere was morning.Feeling cheated, Bondowoso newly made statue-999 to then condemn Jonggrang into a statue to 1000.

Prambanan is the embodiment of Hindu civilization in the land of Java. It can be seen from the temple structure that describes the core belief in Hinduism, namely Trimurti. Prambanan complex has three main temples in the primary yard, namely Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva. These three temples are symbols of Trimurti in Hindu belief. Each main temple has accompanying temple, namely Nandini for Shiva, Swan to Brahma, and Garuda for Vishnu. In addition, there are two temples wedge, 4 temples color, and 4 corner temples. In the second there are 224 temples.

Prambanan other privileges that must be witnessed by tourists is the beauty of relief-relief on the wall of the temple. The story of Ramayana to be the main reliefs of this temple. However, other relief that is not less interesting is the Kalpataru tree that the Hindu religion is considered as a tree of life, sustainability, and environmental compatibility. In Prambanan, relief of Kalpataru tree depicted flanking a lion. The existence of this tree describe how the Java community-ninth century had wisdom to manage its environment.

For visitors who want to finish the curiosity of the ins and outs of the Prambanan temple, visitors can also visited a museum in the temple complex. In this museum, visitors can enjoy an audio visual history of the discovery of the Prambanan temple until the renovations are complete. For tourists who visited with the family, at Prambanan temple there are also playgrounds for the kids and the mini train that can lead visitors around the tourist area.

One of the tour event to be missed is the staging of the Ramayana Ballet. Ramayana Ballet is the performing arts to unite various Javanese arts such as dance, drama, and music on one stage and one momentum to present the story of Ramayana, Valmiki's legendary epic written in Sanskrit. The story of Ramayana is sung in the show is a translation of the reliefs carved on the temple of Prambanan. Ramayana story carved on the temple is similar to the story that develops in the oral tradition in India. The road is long and suspenseful story is summarized in four plays or acts, namely: abduction of Sinta, Anoman mission to Alengka, Kumbakarna or Ravana's death, and the reunion of Rama-Shinta. The play has been running since 1960 and held every month on full moon nights.

Prambanan Prambanan is located in the village which is administratively divided into two parts, namely the district of Sleman, Yogyakarta Province and Klaten district, Central Java Province.

It lies right on the edge of the highway in Yogyakarta and Solo make the Prambanan temple complex is easy to reach from any direction, either from the direction of Yogyakarta and Solo .. For visitors who start the journey from Klaten, many paths to choose from, can use the bus Yogyakarta-Solo majors or major bus terminal-Prambanan Klaten. Both are just as easy.

Around the temple complex of accommodation available and facilities are quite complete, such as hotels / lodging houses, restaurants / restaurants, souvenir shops, telecom shops and internet cafes. In addition, the presence of the power tour guide who easily found around the temple will complete the visit of tourists. Because, they will guide tourists to trace-jekak fame Hindu-Javanese civilization with the Prambanan Temple as its main monuments.

temple sambisari

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The temple is located in the village Sambisari Sambisari, Village Purwomartani, Sleman. Quote of the city lived walking toward Adisucipto Airport, now a few hundred yards from the junction there is a fork in the Adisucipto airport again, turn left stuck until we get to the location Sambisari temple. Not difficult for nyari way because there is a clear signpost.

Sambisari temple is a Hindu temple is patterned. What is interesting is Sambisari temple located at a depth of 6.5 meters below the surface of the surrounding soil. The temple consists of a mother and three ancillary temples. To enter the temple area there are 4 entrances, I went in through the west door.

The first thing I noticed of course that most large buildings aka Mother Temple. At the entrance of the temple there is an ornament of the Parent of a lion that was in the gaping mouth of makara. Go inside there is a statue of Mother Temple Linga and Yoni as on the Ijo Temple which I visited earlier. When I looked around the Main Temple, there are 3 pieces niches containing statues of Goddess Durga with eight hands carrying weapons, Ganesha statues, and statues such as Agastya contained a mengalung rosary around his neck.

Right in the west of Temple Main Temple, there are 3 ancillary facing each other with the Temple Master. Ancillary temples in Sambisari temple has no roof. In the middle there are ancillary temple statues Padmasana which may be used to put offerings. All around the temple and the temple Perwara Parent also there are 8 pole phallus spread across the directions of the compass.

Well this is the end of my adventures in Yogyakarta this month, actually still want to visit some temples again but due to limited time and I had to get back to Surabaya so desires must be postponed. Possible early next month I returned to Yogyakarta and will certainly visit some interesting places in Yogyakarta. Those who would be willing to Yogyakarta and Prambanan temple, does not hurt to make stop at the temple prior to the Prambanan temple Sambisari

Candi Sewu – Candi Lumbung – Candi Bubrah

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Still in the Prambanan temple complex, there there is a magnificent temple that stands with the named Sewu.

Sewu is patterned Buddhist temples as well as Temple and Temple Bubrah Barn. This temple was built in the 8th century AD at the end of the Kingdom of Rakai Panangkaran as a royal temple and is one of the centers of religious activity is quite important at the time.

When entering into the temple area, we are greeted by two statues guard with a great body and creepy as well as carrying a weapon in the form of batons.

Although his name is Sewu, but the number of temples in Sewu not up to a thousand. I do not know exactly which clearly represents only a quarter of it, consists of one Main Temple, Temple Apit 8, and 240 Temple ancillary.

An interesting fact in Sewu is this temple including the second largest Buddhist temple after temple of Borobudur in Magelang.The fact that other patterned Sewu Buddhist Temple is located adjacent to the patterned Prambanan Hindu. It shows when that happens a harmonious relationship between the two religions Hinduism and Buddhism.

Although the one with the Prambanan temple complex, it seems Sewu same boat with two other temples in the Prambanan temple complex and the Temple Bubrah Barn. All three temples were equally quiet visitors.

About 200 meters from the Temple Barn temple there is a fairly unique name Bubrah Temple. Bubrah is a word in Javanese language, which means broken. This temple named Candi Bubrah because at first found his condition was in disrepair.

Just like Candi Lumbung, Candi Bubrah been built in the 9th century in the Old Mataram Kingdom. The temple which has a Buddhist background has dimensions of 12 mx 12 m, made of andesite stone, and the ruins of the temple is only about 2 meters tall. There I found several statues of Buddha that had no head.Although the temple complex at Prambanan temple but it seems very dosayangkan Bubrah looks less attention from the manager

Walk about 300 meters to the north of Prambanan Temple, I went to a temple that background is Candi Lumbung Buddhism. This temple is located in the Prambanan temple complex. If hearing the name of the barn, maybe my mind immediately refers to the alias granary storage or hoarder of food for some time to come. Candi Lumbung ntah name has something to do with it or not I am not quite understand.

The temple was built in the barn probably the 9th century in the Old Mataram Kingdom. This temple has a main temple facing east and 16 ancillary temples surrounding the main temple. If seen today at the main temple there are still lots of wood and bamboo to support the temple, perhaps this time the temple is still in its restoration.

Candi Sari

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Candi Sari is located about 10 km from the center of Yogyakarta, only about 3 km from Kalasan. Precisely this temple is located in the Village Bendan, Village Tirtamartani, Kalasan District, Sleman, Yogyakarta. In accordance with the name of the village it is located, this temple is also called the Temple Bendan.

According to estimates of the temple was built in the 8th century AD, during the reign of Rakai Panangkaran, along with the development Kalasan. Both the temple does have many similarities, both in terms of architecture and reliefs. Linking the two temples is explained in the inscription Kalasan (700 Saka / 778 M). In the inscription Kalasan explained that the religious advisor has advised Wangsa Syailendra Tejapurnama Panangkarana Maharaja, who is thought to Rakai Panangkaran, set up a shrine to worship the Goddess Tara and a monastery for Buddhist monks. To worship the goddess Tara was built Kalasan, while for the dormitory was built Buddhist temple priest Sari. Its function as a dormitory or residence visible from the overall shape and parts of buildings and from the inside. That this temple is a building visible from the Buddhist stupa located on the top.

Sari temple was rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century in a state heavily damaged. The first restoration was carried out between 1929 to 1930. About the restoration, the Kempers argue that the result is less satisfactory, in the sense of restoration has not managed to restore the integrity of the original building. This is caused by a number of the missing parts of the temple. In addition, when first discovered, there are parts of buildings that have been damaged with age, especially those not made of stone.

In the 19th century, about 130 m from Kalasan found the ruins of the temple, which according to estimates as the abode of the priests. Candi Sari is now, not far from Kalasan, is a part of a collection of temples that have been lost. It is estimated that, once there is a stone fence that surrounds the temple. Temple entrance is guarded by a pair of ARCA Dwarapala holding mace and snakes, as found in front of the temple Plaosan.

Candi Sari, rectangular, measuring 17.30 x 10 m, although supposedly the original ground-plan is longer and wider, because the original legs jutting out around 1.60 m. Overall height of the temple from the ground up to the top of the stupa is 17-18 meters.Gate of the temple, of a width approximately one-third the width of the front wall and the high half of the high walls of the temple, no longer exists. The only remaining wall of the former meeting place for the gate to the front wall.

According Kempers, Candi Sari is indeed an original two-story buildings or even three. The upper floor was used to store goods for religious interests, while the lower floor is used for religious activities, such as teaching and learning, discussion, etc.. Walls of this temple is also coated with vajralepa (brajalepa), protective layer that is also found in the walls of the temple Kalasan. From the outside it has been seen that the temple is divided into two levels, namely the presence of transverse walls that stand out like a "belt" around the midsection of the temple. The division is made clear by the flat poles along the walls of the lower level and pillared alcoves along the walls of the upper level.

Niches along the outside wall of the temple, both at the bottom or top, is currently empty. It is estimated, these recesses had been decorated with statues of Buddha.

Outside the body wall sculpture filled with statues and other decorations are very beautiful. Doorway and windows of each flanked by a pair of statues of men and women in a standing position holding a lotus. The number of statues as a whole is 36 pieces, consisting of eight statues in the front wall (east), eight statues on the north wall, eight on the south wall, and 12 on the west wall (rear). Size statues were the same size as the human body in general.

In other parts of the walls are filled with sculptured forms, such as the Kinara Kinari (bird man), ropes, and Kumuda (leaves and flowers sticking out of a round pot). Above the sill and alcoves decorated with Kalamakara without the lower jaw in the form of a highly decorative and far from being spooky. As to those found on temple walls Kalasan, Sari temple walls are also coated by a layer Vajralepa, which serves to preserve the bright colors and stones.

Stairs rise to the surface of the base of the temple has been destroyed. On the stairs there is a stone base. It is unclear whether it's stone base was in place, but it seems the lower part was immersed in the soil extolled.

The entrance was in the middle of the long side in the east.Originally, the doorway in the wall of the temple is located in a chamber that jutted out of the viewer. At this booth has been no trace of the viewer, so that the entrance to the room in the temple can be directly seen. Kalamakara decoration on the frame and above the doorway is very simple, because the decoration is beautifully situated on the outer wall of the booth door.

Inside the temple there are three rooms that lined each measuring 3.48 mx 5.80 m. The middle room and the two other rooms connected by doors and windows. Cubicles was originally built as a multilevel booths. High walls are divided by wooden floors supported by fourteen wooden cross beams, so that the temple is entirely contained six rooms. Inner wall of the plain room with no decoration. On the rear wall of each room there is a kind of rack was located high, formerly used as a place of religious ceremony and put the statue. Downstairs there are several statues and niches placemat putting a statue of the former. None of these statues are still remaining today. On the north wall and south rooms there are niches to put lighting.

Floor and part of the building made of wood is now gone, but the walls are still visible craters where plugging beams. In the south wall of the chamber was found a stone-chiseled stone menyerong, which serves as a buffer of the stairs made of wood.

Flat square-shaped roof of the temple was decorated with niches in 3 pieces each side. The frame is also decorated with carved niches tendrils and above threshold is also decorated with Kalamakara niches. Top of the temple in the form of a row of stupas, which consists of a stupa at each corner and one in the middle of the roof. At pemiotretan done, namely in March 2003, Candi Sari is undergoing refurbishment.

Ratu Boko Temple

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Ratu Boko Temple, about three miles south of Prambanan temple, there are buildings other relics of Old Mataram Kingdom, namely Ratu Boko Temple complex. Ratu Boko Temple was built during the reign of Rakai Panangkaran, one descendant dynasty dynasty.

Ratu Boko Temple Complex was first discovered in 1790 by van Boeckhlotz. However, only a hundred years later, serious studies of the temple was carried out and published in the book van Ratoe Boko Palace. Supposedly some historians, this temple has a multifunctional, ie, as the fortress palace, temples, and caves.

The entire area of the temple which is located about 196 m above sea level is 250,000 m2, divided into four sections, namely central, west, southeast, and east. The middle of the temple consists of building the main gate, the field, burning temples, ponds, stone berumpak, and paseban. The southeast includes hall, halls, three temples, ponds, and the princess complex. In this section there is also a well named Amrita Mantana which means holy water. That said, the water in these wells has a property that can bring good luck to the wearer. In the east there is a cave complex, Buddhist stupas, and ponds. While in the west there are hills that are very attractive for the location of rest after this weary around the temple area.
Ponds and caves in the area of Candi Ratu Boko

Ratu Boko Temple has a privilege not shared by other temples in Yogyakarta and Central Java, which is generally made only to a place of worship. Heritage site Ratu Boko temple shows that the building has a trait shown by the presence of profane and paseban princess.
Princess in the temple complex Ratu Boko

In addition, in the temple could also see a blend of elements of Hinduism and Buddhism. This can be seen from the statue of Linga and Yoni, Ganesha statue, and a gold plate that reads swaha ya namah Om Rudra. Slab implies a form of worship of the god Rudra, another name of Lord Shiva. This fact illustrates that the Rakai Panangkaran, the initiator of the temple, a Buddhist can appreciate the citizens who embraced Hinduism.

Of one part in this temple, precisely at the Plaza Andrawina, if facing to the north, visitors will see the beautiful sights of the city of Yogyakarta and Prambanan, with Mount Merapi in the background.If visitors are in the location of this temple until sunset, the feel around the temple will be more beautiful with a tinge of orange in the presence of the evening.
Plaza Andrawina

Ratu Boko Temple area is located about 17 km east of Yogyakarta. Precisely in Bokoharjo District, Sleman District, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia.

Travelers who visit Ratu Boko Temple area, can use the bus route Trans Jogja at Prambanan keTerminal proceed with using a motorcycle taxi to the Temple of Queen Boko. If you want an easier trip, travelers can rent a car per day

Temple Prambanan

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temple Kalasan Yogyakarta

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The temple is located in the Village Kalasan Kalibening, Tirtamani, Sleman, Yogyakarta Special Region, to be exact about 16 km to the east of the city of Yogyakarta. In Kalasan inscription says that this temple is also called the Temple Kalibening, according to the name of the village where the temple is located. Not far from Kalasan there is a temple called Candi Sari. Both temples have similarities in the beauty of the building and delicacy carvings.Another characteristic that is only found in the temple that is used vajralepa (bajralepa) to coat the ornaments and reliefs on the walls of a temple built by luarnya.Umumnya king or ruler of the kingdom in his time for various purposes, such as to place of worship, place of residence for monk, royal center or venue for religious teaching and learning activities. Information on Kalasan loaded in Kalasan inscription written in the year 700 Saka (778 M). The inscription was written in Sanskrit using letters pranagari. In the inscription Kalasan explained that the religious advisor has suggested that dynasty dynasty Maharaja Tejapurnama Panangkarana establish a shrine to worship the Goddess Tara and a monastery for Buddhist monks. According to the inscription of King Balitung (907 M), is a Tejapurnama Panangkarana is Panangkaran Rakai, son of King Sanjaya of Mataram Hindu Kingdom.

Rakai Panangkaran later became king of the Hindu kingdom of Mataram. During the period 750-850 AD region of Central Java's north ruled by the kings of the House of Sanjaya Hindu and worships Shiva. This is evident from the character of temples built in the area. During the same period Wangsa dynasty Buddhist Mahayana school that has been biased toward the ruling Tantryana flow in the southern part of Central Java. The division of power affect the character of the temples built in their respective areas at that time. Second Dynasty is finally united through marriage Rakai Pikatan Pikatan (838-851 AD) with Pramodawardhani, son of Maharaja Samarattungga Wangsa Syailendra

To build a shrine to the goddess Tara, Rakai Panangkaran confers Kalasan Village and to build a monastery demanded the Buddhist priest. It is estimated that the temple built to worship the goddess Tara is Kalasan, because in this temple originally contained a statue of Tara, though the statue was not in place. Meanwhile, is the monastery where Buddhist monks, supposedly, is the Temple Sari which is located not far from Kalasan. Based on years of writing Inscription Kalasan's estimated that the year 778 AD is the year of establishment Kalasan.

In the opinion of some archaeologists, Kalasan has experienced three times the restoration. As proof, see the 4 corners of the temple with the feet protruding parts. Also contained incision made for the purposes of the restoration in 1927 until 1929 by Van Romondt, a Dutch archaeologist. Until now Kalasan still used as a place of worship for Buddhists, especially the flow of Tantric Buddhism and the cult goddess Tara.

The building of the temple is estimated to be at a height of about twenty meters above the ground, so the overall height of the temple building reached 34 m. Kalasan temple stands on a square pedestal with a size of 45 × 45 m which form a walkway around the temple. On each side there are stairs up to the overhang of the temple are adorned with a pair of dragon heads on his feet. In front of the stairs there is a stretch of the floor of the stone structure. On the front foot of the stairs fitted stone slabs that are thin and smooth with a squiggly shape.

The building of the temple as a whole rectangular measuring 34x 45 m, consists of the main hall and the square-shaped chambers that juts out in the middle of four sides. Foot wall around the temple are decorated with patterned sculpture Kumuda, namely kalpataru leaf out of a round pot.