Thursday, January 31, 2013

Plaosan Temple

Plaosan, Twin Temples in Yogyakarta

After visiting the Prambanan temple best travel destinations, you should not miss to visit other temples are just as entertaining. Drove to the north as far as 1 km, you will see Plaosan, a temple built by Rakai Pikatan to the queen, Pramudyawardani. Located in the Village District Bugisan Prambanan temple architecture is a blend of Hindu and Buddhist.

Plaosan complex is divided into two groups, namely Plaosan north and Plaosan South. Second temple has a rectangular patio that is surrounded by a wall, which shaped meditation substation in the west and the stupa on the other. Because of the similarities, the visible Plaosan north and Plaosan south  is almost the same shape when viewed from a distance so far now Plaosan can also often referred to in twins temple. It's interesting if Plaosan temple is a tourist destination best for you.

Building Plaosan north has a central courtyard surrounded by a wall with the entrance on the west. At the center of the page there is a hall measuring 21.62 mx 19 m. In the eastern part of the pavilion, there are 3 pieces of the altar, the altar north, east and south. Preview Amitbha, Ratnasambhava, Vairocana, and Aksobya found in eastern altar. Stupa Samantabadhara and Ksitigarbha figure in northern altar, while Manjusri picture found in western altar.


Plaosan temple
 North Plaosan Temple



Plaosan south also has a pavilion in the center surrounded by 8 small temples are divided into 2 levels and each level consists of 4 temples. There is also a picture Amitbha Tathagata, Vajrapani with vajra attribute Utpala Prajnaparamita is considered the "mother of all Buddhas". Some other pictures can still be found but not in place of the original. Figure Manjusri according to a Dutch scientist named Krom is significant also found.

Part Bas reliefs of this temple has a unique picture of men and women. There is a man who is depicted sitting cross-legged with his hands and figures he worshiped with vara mudra hand and a vase at the foot of a man surrounded by six smaller ones. A woman was pictured standing with vara mudra hand, while there are books around him, pallet and vases. Krom argued that the figures he was the picture of her patron supporter of the two temples.

The entire complex has 116 stupas Plaosan ancillary and 50 ancillary temples. Ancillary stupas can be seen on all sides of the main temple, as well as ancillary temples are smaller. When walking to the north, you can see the open structure called Mandapa. Two inscriptions can also be found, the inscription on the gold coins in the north of the main temple and an inscription written on a stone in the first row Perwara.

One of the characteristics Plaosan terrace surface is smooth. Google Chrome is different temple terrace terrace other temples built in the same period. According to him, it is related to the function of the temple at the time suspected to save the canonical texts of Buddhist monks. Another suggestion that came from the Dutch scientists, if the number of priests in the area a little then maybe porch was used as a temple (Buddhist temples).

If you look around the temple, you will know that Plaosan actually a vast temple complex. It can be seen from the perimeter fence along 460 m from north to south and 290 meters from west to east, as well as interior fence consisting of trenches along 440 m from north to south and 270 meters from west to east. Trenches that make up the interior of the fence can be seen by walking eastwards through the middle of this historic building.

Plaosan temple
South Plaosan Temple

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