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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.