Dieng Tample

Administratively Dieng Plateau with a height of approximately 2088 m ASL with an average temperature of 13-17 C, are located at the district Banjarnegara and Wonosobo regency, Central Java Province. Dieng Plateau is a plateau formed by volcanic crater that has been dead. The form clearly visible from the plains of the crater that is located in the center surrounded by hills. Before becoming the plain, this area is a large lakewhich is now living the marks of a lake. Traces of the crater at the moment, still occasionally reveals volcanic activity, such as the crater Sikidang. Beside that also volcanic activity, which in the form of gas / steam geothermal and flowed through the pipes with large diameters, and placed at ground level to go to certain locations that were well away from residential locations of population and utilized for Geothermal Power Plant. With topographical conditions, beautiful scenery and heritage sites and artifacts in the form of temples, so the Dieng plateau has potential as a place of recreation and heritage objects as well as an interesting history.


Dieng plateau is considered to be a place that has a mysterious power as a place bersemayamnya spirits of the ancestors, so this place is considered sacred. Dieng Dihyang derived from the word meaning place of the spirits of ancestors. There are several temple complex in this area, the Dieng temple complex built in the Hindu religion, a relic statue of Lord Shiva, Vishnu, Agastya, Ganesha and other Hindu-characterized other. The temples are located in the Dieng plateau are given names associated with the story or puppet characters in a seashell Purwa Mahabharata, Arjuna's temple, for example, Gatotkaca temple, temples Dwarawati, Bima temple, the temple Semar, Sembadra temple, temples and temple Puntadewa Heroine.

Dieng in The Morning

The name of the temple has nothing to do with the function of building and estimated the given name of the temple after the temple was abandoned or not used anymore. People who built the temple can not be ascertained, because the information contained in the 12 stone inscription which mentions none of who builds.

Dieng apparent from the above

From the stone inscriptions found, citing figures saka 731 years (809 AD) and AD 1210, of this information can be used as an indication that the Hindu holy sites are used less than four centuries. From the architectural side of the temples in the complex is somewhat different than the general temples in Java, especially Bima temple. Forms part of Bima temple architectural style is a fusion of North India and South India. North Indian architectural styles appear at the top called Sikhara, while the architecture of South India shows that there are decorative ornaments Kudu heads as the god who looked out of the booth window

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BArong Temple and Kadisoko Temple

Barong Tample - Yogyakarta

Barong  Tample is located in Orchard Candisari, Sambirejo Village, Prambanan District, Sleman District, Province IN Yogyakarta. Candi Barong by naming the local population is closely related to the existence of kala decoration on each side of the body of the temple. Such ornaments resembling barongan image. The earliest literary mention of this temple in the 1915 Chrition. In the book by the name of the temple called Candi Barong Sorogedug Sari. Hindu temple is patterned with a strong tendency toward cult because it was found the statue of Sri Vishnu and Lakshmi, Vishnu accompaniment. This temple complex pages in the form of three pieces of the higher terrace to the east. On the highest terrace there is a corridor and two temples that have no windows and doors. On each side of the temple is located niche with kala and makara decoration. Barong temples have been built in 900 Meters.

Barong Temple  believed to be built around the IX-X Christion century . Religious background of this temple is a Hindu. This statue is known from the findings that were identified as Dewi Sri, the wife of the god Vishnu who is the goddess of fertility, the winged shell ornaments (sankha) which is one symbol (like) the god Vishnu, and the top of buildings (top) in the form of jewels ( ratna). The temple building is expected to function for cult activities relating to the application of fertility. This may be related with the soil conditions around the temple which is less fertile, so that the state is expected to worship the goddess Sri soil will become fertile.

Barong temple yard is divided into three parts, the higher the back. The third terrace, top floor, is the most sacred pages. On the terrace there are two temple buildings which have almost the same shape and size. The first temple measuring 8.20 meters x 8.20 meters with a height of 9.25 meters, while the second temple measuring 8.25 meters x 8.25 meters with a height of 9.25 meters. The difference between them lies in the ornament and statue. Under both cases, the first temple built to worship the god allegedly Vishnu, while the second temple to the goddess Sri. On page two there are terrace structure size 7.80 meters x 12.30 meters, and some of the octagonal stone umpak. Presumably these structures is the foundation of the building with a roof of wood pendapa. Whereas in the first core page not found the building structure.

Barong Cecara whole temple complex was built in two phases predicted. It can be seen from several indications that found when doing renovations, including the findings of the first phase of development talud which until now can be seen south of the second temple. In the first stage, the complex is only one temple which was built the first temple. In the second phase was the expansion of the third page to the south side and the construction of the second temple in the south of the first temple

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PRAMBANAN TAMPLE AND RAMAYANA BALLET

Prambanan Tample

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BOROBUDUR TAMPLE

Borobudur Tample is constructed as a ten-terraces building. The height before being renovated was 42 meters and 34.5 meters after the renovation because the lowest level was used as supporting base. The first six terraces are in square form, two upper terraces are in circular form, and on top of them is the terrace where Buddha statue is located facing westward. Each terrace symbolizes the stage of human life. In line with of Buddha Mahayana, anyone who intends to reach the level of Buddha's must go through each of those life stages.

The base of Borobudur, called Kamadhatu, symbolizes human being that are still bound by lust. The upper four stories are called Rupadhatu symbolizing human beings that have set themselves free from lust but are still bound to appearance and shape. On this terrace, Buddha effigies are placed in open space; while the other upper three terraces where Buddha effigies are confined in domes with wholes are called Arupadhatu, symbolizing human beings that have been free from lust, appearance and shape. The top part that is called Arupa symbolizes nirvana, where Buddha is residing.

Each terrace has beautiful relief panels showing how skillful the sculptors were. In order to understand the sequence of the stories on the relief panels, you have to walk clockwise from the entrance of the temple. The relief panels tell the legendary story of Ramayana. Besides, there are relief panels describing the condition of the society by that time; for example, relief of farmers' activity reflecting the advance of agriculture system and relief of sailing boat representing the advance of navigation in Bergotta (Semarang).

All relief panels in Borobudur temple reflect Buddha's teachings. For the reason, this temple functions as educating medium for those who want to learn Buddhism. My suggests that you walk through each narrow passage in Borobudur in order for you to know the philosophy of Buddhism. Atisha, a Buddhist from India in the tenth century once visited this temple that was built 3 centuries before Angkor Wat in Cambodia and 4 centuries before the Grand Cathedrals in Europe.

In Java Mitoligi if you can hold the middle finger of all his ideals will be achieved

 Thanks to visiting Borobudur and having supply of Buddha teaching script from Serlingpa (King of Sriwijaya), Atisha was able to improve Buddha's teachings after his return to India and he built a religion institution, Vikramasila Buddhism. Later he became the leader of Vikramasila monastery and taught Tibetans of practicing Dharma. Six scripts from Serlingpa were then summarized as the core of the teaching called "The Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment" or well known as Bodhipathapradipa.

A question about Borobudur that is still unanswered by far is how the condition around the temple was at the beginning of its foundation and why at the time of it's finding the temple was buried. Some hypotheses claim that Borobudur in its initial foundation was surrounded by swamps and it was buried because of Merapi explosion. It was based on Kalkutta inscription with the writing 'Amawa' that means sea of milk. The Sanskrit word was used to describe the occurrence of disaster. The sea of milk was then translated into Merapi lava. Some others say that Borobudur was buried by cold lava of Merapi Mountain.

One of the existing statue of Buddha in temple

With the existing greatness and mystery, it makes sense if many people put Borobudur in their agenda as a place worth visiting in their lives. Besides enjoying the temple, you may take a walk around the surrounding villages such as Karanganyar and Wanurejo. You can also get to the top of Kendil stone where you can enjoy Borobudur and the surrounding scenery.

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IJO TAMPLE

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