PRAMBANAN

Prambanan tample or Rara Jonggrang tample is the largest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia, which was built in the 9th century AD. This temple is dedicated to Trimurti, the three main Hindu gods are Brahma the creator god, Vishnu as the preserver god, and Shiva the god of destruction. Based on the inscription Siwagrha original name of this temple is Siwagrha (Sanskrit means 'house of Shiva'), and indeed in garbagriha (main room) this temple statue of Shiva Mahadeva dwells as high as three meters which showed that Lord Shiva in this temple are preferred.The temple is situated in the village of Prambanan, Java island, about 20 kilometers east of Yogyakarta, 40 kilometers west of Surakarta and 120 kilometers south of Semarang, just on the border between Central Java and Yogyakarta Special Region. [1] Jonggrang Rara Candi Prambanan is located in the village its territory divided between the districts of Sleman and Klaten.This temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia, and one of the most beautiful temples in Southeast Asia. Architecture of this building height and slender shaped in accordance with Hindu architecture in general, with the temple of Shiva as the main temple has a height reaching 47 meters in the center of the complex cluster of towering temples smaller. [2] As one of the grandest temples in Southeast Asia, Prambanan temple the main attraction of tourists from all over the world. [3]According Siwagrha inscriptions, this temple was built around the year 850 AD by Rakai Pikatan, and continue to be developed and expanded by Balitung Maha Sambu, during the Mataram kingdom Medang.Prambanan name, derived from the name of the village where the temple stands, believed to be the change of name of the Java language dialects The Brahman Hindu theological term that means "the Supreme Brahman" is the eternal Brahman or ultimate reality and greatest that can not be described, which is often equated with the concept of God in Hinduism. Another opinion considers the Brahman may refer to the heyday of the temple which formerly filled by the brahmins. Another opinion put forward the notion that the name "Prambanan" comes from the root word in Javanese mBan bear or bear meaningful tasks, refer to the Hindu gods that the task of organizing and running the alignment of the universe.The original name of this temple complex is the name of the Hindu Sanskrit; Siwagrha (House of Shiva) or Siwalaya (Natural Shiva), based on the bertarikh Siwagrha Inscription 778 Saka (856 AD). Trimurti glorified in this temple complex with three main temples glorify Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu. But Shiva Mahadeva who occupy space in the main temple of Shiva is the god most glorified in this temple complex.http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candi_Prambanan

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