Know the oldest Buddhist temple in Yogyakarta. Temple Kalasan
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Kalasan temple or the temple is located in Kalibening Tara, Village Tirtomartani, Kalasan District, Sleman regency. is located approximately 2km to the west of Prambanan exactly 10 meters south of the highway that connects Yogyakarta - Solo, from Yogyakarta about 15 miles east, so this Kalasan temple have access, facilities and infrastructure are adequate.
Kalasan or Temple Tara Temple built on the orders of Panangkaran Rakai, as in ancient inscriptions found not far from the temple. Inscription is made in Saka 700 or AD 778 by Pranagari and Sanskrit characters that explain that the establishment of the proposed temple originated from the Master of the King who then succeeded in persuading King Tejahpurna Parapkarana (Kariyana Panangkara), mustika Family Syailendra (Syailendra Wangsatikala), which also can be interpreted that have been built by two kings together the kings of the dynasty and the king of Syailendra Hindu Mataram unknown at the time of Sailendra dynasty, to build a shrine to honor the god of Tara "Bodhisattva" Women of Tara and a monastery for the priests. Then the king presented to the village monasteries Kalasan year 778 AD and is considered as the year of manufacture Klasan Temple. Monastery mentioned in this inscription is estimated Sari Temple, located about 300 meters north of Kalasan temple.
Temple Sari Temple Kalasan and famous as a beautiful temple and a very fine decorative stone sculptures. There are features of the Temple and the Temple Sari Kalasan that are not found in other temples, namely the coating ornaments and reliefs on the outer wall, known as "Vajralepa" a yellow substance made from the sap of some plants to function as an adhesive and protective against damage and maintain and beautify carved wall reliefs. From Vajralepa said, until now the people of Java when building his house and used to coat the walls with a term called "Ng-plaster" or "Nglepo".
Commemoration of the Temple or the Temple Tara Kalasan
Buildings Temple Tara Temple Kalasan or have high 34 yards long and 45 meters wide. Consists of three parts, namely the bottom or foot of the temple, the body of the temple and the roof of the temple. The bottom of the foot of the temple is a temple which stood on a stone base of a square with a size of 45 meters and a width of stone. Temple Kalasan has stupas with about 4.6 meters high, amounting to 52 fruit around it.
Body temple square with some appearance of bulging out amid his side. In the southeast there is a booth that can be entered through the east side of the booth viewer. Inside the rooms, there is a throne decorated with a pattern backed lion standing on the back of an elephant. On the outside of the body temple is decorated with niches of the god figure in standing position by holding a lotus flower.
Rakai Panangkaran drafter also make temple Borobudur Temple Kalasan or Tara is so beautiful. At each entrance of the north and south are the decorations "time", this may also be the origin of the name "Kalasan". There's comb decoration Dibagian buds, leaves, and tendrils. The top of the decorated tree and the painting gods and their occupants Khayangan clouds playing sounds such as drum carrier, rebab, shellfish, and camara.
The roof of the temple is regarded as a cube that semeru peaks, around the cube there are several stupas. Boundary between the roof and the body is the temple flowers being physically stunted heaven is called "Gana". The roof of this temple Kalasan octagonal and consists of two levels. On each side of the first level there is a statue depicting the Buddha and Buddhist people in the two described Yani Buddha. Kalasan temple was precisely the one that inspired the sacred buildings Atisha, is a Buddhist from India who had visited Kalasan and Buddhist Borobudur and spread to Tibet.
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