Travelling

Cetho temple was built in the century - 15, also located on the west slope of Mount Lawu, located on the Temple Sukuh. Travel to the Temple Cetho experience is full of adventure, with the way that zigzag through the tea plantations and forests. Sesampainya in the temple there are 14 children to ascend the stairs to the top of the temple. The existence of a temple Cetho also has another attraction that is a kind of aura of mystery that shroud temple. Building temples remind us akan Culture of Ancient Maya of Astec and Central America, Temple Cetho almost the same as the Temple Sukuh and does not like most other temple-temple in the Central Java.

CANDI SARI means a beautiful temple, located in the Village Bendan, Kelurahan Tirtamartani, Kalasan District, Sleman District DIY.Candi Sari found in heavily damaged condition, and then restored in 1929 by Department ancients, for the establishment setahun.Tahun this temple can not be with clearly, only the estimated year in which the establishment is the same as the temple Kalasan, ie, F VIII century, and this temple is a building Budhaistis.

Sari temple consists of a foot, body and roof, with a height of 17 meters, 17.3 meters long and 10 meters wide. The only visible part of the foot, as many stones are missing, the body terraced temple and berdenah rectangle, the entrance is in the middle of the east, and at the bottom of the sculpture there are people who ride elephants. On every side there is a window divided evenly around the top and bottom.

Body temple consists of three rooms or the room a row of each hole is connected with a dividing wall between the doors. In the body of the outer temple terpahat statue statue to be placed between two lines of the window. This statue is a god and Tara Bodisatwa of 36 fruit, which is 8 in the east, 8 in the north, 8 in the south side and 12 on the west side. In general, this statue holds a lotus red or blue, and all represented in this statue graceful attitude, with attitude Tribangga, as well as with the roman face portrayed a much more quiet and smooth and not too luxurious hiasannya akan seemingly tailored to the Buddhist holy place. In addition to the left of the window right there Kinara Kinari sculpture or kayanganyang tangible creature half human half bird. Candi Sari is on the outside of the coated with Bajralepa are intended to refine and preservative stone wall that is not hot-aus.

See the form of temple building which consists of several bilikcandi that lantainya from wood, wood from bergeruji window, door and consists of wood, the first temple castle used as a residence or the Vihara as a place of meditation and dormitories for the students menganjar clergy, where there are a temple.

There are allegations that when Borobudur was built, still visible from the Polaris area. Polaris is now known as the stars north stars because this is the most bright star in the constellation ursa minor and most close to the polar north.
Borobudur been neglected because of yore when first discovered by the Dutch, this temple is closed by shrubbery.Area, indeed, was abandoned by the local people suspected as natural disasters.

At the Vernal Equinok Borobudur
Some time ago, a small team of langitselatan research at Borobudur, precisely at the Vernal Equinox, which at the time when the two perpotongan line ekliptika and ekuator sky.When the sun is at this point, the length of day and night will be equal to the respective 12 jam.Titik also called the Vernal Equinox point Aries, and is a reference point for the sky coordinates.Coordinates all the stars, in ekuatorial system, calculated from this point.
Seeing the knowledge, the team tried to make measurements and research to find a relationship, whether Borobudur have any connection with astronomy?

History Of Borobudur Temple

This Buddhist temple has 1460 relief and 504 Buddhist stupa in the complex. Mendamba millions of people to visit the buildings included in this World Wonder Heritages. Not surprisingly, for the architectural and functions as a place of worship, Borobudur is captivating.

Was built by King Samaratungga, one of the kings of Old Mataram Kingdom, the descendant of Sailendra dynasty. On Kayumwungan inscription, an Indonesian named Hudaya Kandahjaya revealed that Borobudur is a place of worship which was completed 26 May 824, almost one hundred years since the initial build. Borobudur own name according to some people that means a terraced mountain-terrace (budhara), while some others say that Borobudur means monastery, located in the high places.

Borobudur shaped building punden berundak consists of 10 levels. Height 42 meters before the renovation and 34.5 meters after the renovation because the bottom level is used as a backstop. Six levels below the square-shaped and three levels on top of one circular and the highest level in the form of a Buddhist stupa facing to the west. Each level represents the stages of human life.Available mahzab Mahayana Buddhism, the people who want to reach the level through the Buddha must have every level of life. The base of Borobudur, called Kamadhatu, symbolizing man who still passionately attached. Four-level above the men called Rupadhatu that have been able to free himself from lust, but is still bound to the form and shape. At these levels, a statue of Buddha placed open. Meanwhile, three levels above where the Buddhist stupa placed in the perforated Arupadhatu called, symbolizes the human that has been free from lust, appearance, and shape. The top of which is called the Nirwana Arupa, where the Buddha reside. Each level has a beautiful relief-relief that shows how skillfully the author. Relief will be legible when you walk runtut clockwise (the left temple from the entrance). At Borobudur reliefnya tells a story about a very melegenda, the Ramayana. In addition, there is also relief that describes the conditions at that time. For example, relief of farmers' activity reflecting the progress of the agricultural system at that time and the ship is a relief representation of the progress of the voyage at that time Bergotta (Semarang). Overall relief of the Borobudur temple reflect the teachings of the Buddha. Therefore, this temple can be a media education for those who want to learn the teachings of Buddha. Yogya invite you to corral every alley-narrow alley in Borobudur in order to understand the philosophy of Buddhism. Atisha, an Indian origin budhis on the 10 th century, had visited the temple that was built 3 centuries before Angkor Wat in Cambodia and 4 centuries before the cathedral in Europe this Court. Thanks to the Borobudur and the start script from the teachings of Buddha Serlingpa (one of the king of the Kingdom of Sriwijaya), Atisha Buddhist teachings are able to develop. He became head of a monastery Vikramasila and teach people about Tibetan Dharma practice. Six of the manuscript Serlingpa also summarized into a core teachings called "The Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment" or better known by the name Bodhipathapradipa.

Pawon temple is a place to store Vajranala, the weapons King Indera in Indian mythology. Position Pawon temple is located 1150 meters to the west of the temple Mendut 1750 meters and is located to the east of the Borobudur temple, is also a Buddhist temple. When examined on the full reliefnya, the beginning of the relief of Borobudur temple.
Name Pawon temple can not be known exactly home-usulnya, but according to JG Casparis Pawon interpret that comes from the Javanese language "Awu" (= ash), received the prefix "pa" and the suffix "an" which indicates a place. In everyday language "Pawon" means "kitchen", but Casparis akan interpret "perabuan". Local residents also mentioned the name of the temple Pawon "Bajranalan". This may be derived from the language sangsekerta "Vajra" (= lightning) and "anala" (= fire). With the Indian mythology, is depicted bersenjatakan Dewa Indera Vajranala. So that according to research this first temple is a place to store weapons indra the god Vajranala.
Napak Tilas in the temple Pawon
From the form of batuannya, possibly Pawon this temple made of volcanic stone. Pawon This temple is located on the terrace and the stairs a little wide. All part-part decorated with stupa and walls outside the temple decorated with reliefs biological tree (Kalpataru =) that diapit sac and kinara-kinari (being half-human half-bird / birds a human head).
After around and see the full reliefnya on, it appeared that in the very beginning is mungkinkan relief Borobudur. So that it is clear that the temple Pawon this is also a Buddhist temple.
The beauty of art and temple building Pawon make me more confident about the architectural marvel our forefathers, and to be pitied are the people who are not there.

Candi Dieng is a collection of temples located at the foot of the mountains Dieng, Wonosobo, Central Java. The temple occupies the area Dieng plateau in the height of 2000 m above sea level, sweep the north-south approximately 1900 m with a width along the 800 m.
Collection of Hindu temples beraliran Syiwa be built between the late 8th century to the early 9th century this temple is supposedly the oldest in Java. Until this information has not been found written on the history of Candi Dieng, but experts estimate that the collection of this temple was built over the kings of Sailendra Sanjaya. Dieng area in an inscription found this year numbered 808 M, which is the oldest inscription reads letters ancient Java, which is still there to this day. An Arca Syiwa found in this area is now stored in the National Museum in Jakarta. Candi Dieng development is estimated to take place in two stages. The first stage is in progress between the end of the century to-7 to the first quarter-century to 8, includes the development of temple Arjuna, Candi Semar, Temple and Temple Srikandi Gatutkaca. The second phase is a continuation of the first phase, which lasted samapi around 780 M.