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Kalasan Temple, the oldest Buddhist temple in Yogyakarta

aksa_200@yahoo.com (AksaSoft) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:06:00 +0000

the oldest Buddhist temple in Yogyakarta

Due to the I-senengnya more about the cultural grandeur of the past, perjeng-jengan my time is still not clear from the theme. My target this time is Kalasan temple, which is located approximately 50 meters at the edge of Yogyakarta, Solo Road, about 14 kilometers from Yogyakarta.

Initially I invite colleagues sepertololan I was, but they can not join because of various reasons. I also try to take my Saudari with an idle again, eh, he also appeared to have promise in the weeks that night. Welcome struggle, saudariku! ;)

What can be made, perjeng-jengan this time I Lakoni own. Drawing a digital camera loan from Adi, I also slide after Ashar. Not long, about 15 minutes I arrived at my location. The atmosphere is quiet, I wonder directly to this place.

I also greeted by a friendly Mas Dawn, a guard at a time when I was. From the guest book, I would estimate this temple was less desirable one. Before me, there are visits from a middle school recently completed. From the archives guest book, tourists, tourists from the United States and Japan also had to stop here.

Sari Temple

aksa_200@yahoo.com (AksaSoft) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:58:00 +0000

Continuing the adventure temple during the pending visit to the Temple Kalasan some time ago, this time I visited the temple, accompanied by Dipto Sari, the temple is located about 500 meters in the north-east of the temple Kalasan.

Not only Sari Temple, we had the opportunity to review (on, the language) Kedulan temple complex that is a temple that was found recently and are in the process of excavation

Bill, with my trip? Find out and hold my adventure this time. Lots, the language domestic Traveling host the event .. :))

TEMPLE Kalasan not like, Sari temple is located in a rather, that is not visible from the main street of Jogja-Solo. To reach there is not difficult, in addition to a mosque that is similar buildings in the Kremlin and Russian Restaurant Ayam Bakar Kalasan "Mbok Berek," there is a small alley to the north. Follow the road and we shall arrive at the temple complex Sari

Gebang temple

aksa_200@yahoo.com (AksaSoft) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:28:00 +0000

In the area north of Yogyakarta, about 12 km from the city center, there is a temple that many people may not love. Although located in a densely populated area, the existence of this temple, as if I neglected

Gebang temple, the temple is not to be the oldest Hindu temple figured in Yogyakarta, is estimated to be even older than Kalasan Temple, the oldest Buddhist temple in Yogyakarta that.

Go to here, as if to give the impression of contrast. The temple, located in the village of Gebang, Neighborhood Wedomartani, Subdistrict Kirkwall, Sleman, which is a densely residential area of this condition, it is quite unfortunate.

Following the board to guide the direction of the temple began to make our seemingly outdated ask, so what the temple is located between the settlements housing? True, and apparently this temple is located at the "edge" of the area is housing.

Located in the middle of rice-paddies, the road to the temple, it could be the way the land trails. Ah, but I have been through the temple, located more mengenaskan, tut. : D

Incredible! Although the location "remote", but the conditions of this temple complex is three. Berpagarkan barbed wire corral, the more reinforce the impression "remote" the

Ratu Boko

aksa_200@yahoo.com (AksaSoft) — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:51:00 +0000

This archeological site lies on a small plateau about 196 meter above the sea level. The remains cover the areas of two villages, Dawung and Sambirejo, belong to Yogyakarta Special Territory Province, about 3 km to the south of Prambanan Temples. The views from the plateau's ridge are most beautiful during the dawn or in the late afternoon.

The Ratu Boko structure are devided into three clusters. The first consits of an impressive gateway and a large stone structure with a central depression-perhaps ancient crematorium. The second set of ruins lies a few hundred metres 500th. These consists of several stone fondations and enclosures, including a set of bathing pools. The third cluster, several hundred metres north of the first enclosure, consists of two artificial meditation caves, a square pool and a staircase.

First Group
It's formed of 3 gates pressing close to each other, lies North to South. The middle largest one is the First Main Gate flanked by two gates called the Gates Flanker.

Second Group
It's formed of 5 gates. Four Gates-Flanker flank the middle largest one called the Second Main Gates.

Temple of Limestone
It has the shape of base, about 5 x 5 square meter, made up of limestone. This base is located in the north east, about 45 meter from the first main gate.

Temple of Incineration
Its location is in the north east, about 37 meter from the Second Main Gate. This double-terraced base is 26 meters long, 26 meters wide, 3 meters high and made up of river stone. A well of 4 x 4 sq. m is found in the middle of its second terrace with a step on the west side. A pool of 2 m long and 1 m wide is also found in the south east of the well.

Group of Paseban
(Public Audience Hall)
The rest of building which could be found is just a stone structure of floor lying north to south. The ruins of gate, fence and slope are also found here. There is a square located in the north of the stone structure of floor.

Group of Pendopo
(Royal Audience Hall)

Base of Pendopo
This measuring 20 m long 20 m wide and 1.25 m high is located in the north. 20 round pedestals are found on the floor.

Base of Pringgitan
It measures 20 m long, 6 m wide and 1.25 m high is located in the south. These two bases are surrounded by a fence which is 40 m long, 36 m wide and 3 m high with decorations having the shape of buds above it. The fences are equipped with 3 roofed gates in the north, in the south and in the west side respectively. Three steps have been made for climbing up to the bases.

Its specialty and uniqueness lie in its location and kind of building which are different from other remains in the same age. The name "Ratu Boko Palace" (The Palace of the Eternal Queen) was given by the locals just based on a legend of Ratu Boko (or Baka, the eternal), Rara Jonggrang's father.

Ratu Boko was probably built in about the 8th century by the Buddhist Sailendras and later took over by Hindu Mataram. Van Boecjholzt discovered it in 1790. In 1989 - 1990, P. Subroto in his research concluded that there is a lot of similarities between the components of Ratu Boko Palace and some early palaces in India. Who was the founder? How long had it been dwelled? We haven't known them until today. In fact, we even haven't known the function. Was it used as a royal park, a palace, a fort or a shrine temple?

Base of Public Building
Its located outside the fence, about 1.5 meters to the east. Its base which is 38 m long, 7 m wide and 1.5 m high lies north to south. There 4 steps on the west side. 20 pedestals are found on its floor. There are also 4 grooves which were possible used for laying walls partitions.
Bathing Palace (water reservoir)

This complex lies to the east of Pendopo and consists of 3 groups. The complex are bordered by rectangular fence. the first group consists of 3 square pools, two of them, pool A and B, lie north to south. There is a gate between pool A and pool B. The second group consists of 8 round pools devided into 3 rows.

Miniature Temples
These temples are located in the south east of The Pendopo and are formed of 2 temple-flankers and middle largest one is called the main temple.

Group of Keputren (Princessly Palace)
The third group consists of a rectangular pool only, 31 x 8 square m, surrounded by the fence with 2 gates on the south west side and the north east side. A ruined gate is found about 20 meter in the south of the other groups. A ruin of stone structure is also found about 60 meters from that gate with its floor which is still in good condition. Its base has the shape of a square measuring 20 m long and 20 m wide. There are 28 pedestals on the floor.

Group of Caves
These two caves are located on the south slope of a rocky hill.

Male Cave
It lies about 300 m to the north east of Base of Paseban measuring 3.5 m long, 3 m wide and 1.5 m high. Two recesses are engraved on the inside back wall and a recess on the other respective inside walls.

Female Cave
It lies about 20 m to the south east of Base of Paseban and lower than the Male Cave. This cave is smaller. A recess is engraved on the inside back wall.

Borobudur Temple

aksa_200@yahoo.com (AksaSoft) — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:43:00 +0000

Borobudur Temple is one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world. This colossal relic of Borobudur Temple was built by Sailendra dynasty between 750 and 842 AD; 300 years before Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, 400 years before work had begun on the great European cathedrals. Little is known about its early history except that a huge tropical heat to shift and carve the 60,000 Cu m of stone.Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles revealed Borobudur Temple in 1814.

He found the temple in ruin condition and ordered that the site be cleared of undergrowth and thoroughly surveyed. The massive restoration project began from 1905 to 1910 led by Dr. Tb. van Erp. With the help of UNESCO, the second restoration to rescue Borobudur was carried out from August 1913 to 1983.
The overall height of Borobudur was 42 meters, but it is only 34.5 meters now (after restoration), and has the dimension of 123 x 123 meters. The building has 10 floors or levels: Hhumtcambharabudara, the mountain of the accumulation of virtue in the ten stages of Bodhisatva. Borobudur is located 41 km northwest of Yogyakarta, 7 km south of Magelang, Central Java.