Thursday, May 14, 2009

Kalasan Temple

Kalasan TempleThe temple, located in the Kalibening, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Kalasan conceiver was built by the same Borobudur, the Rakai Panangkaran. Because Kalasan located in the area, the temple is known by the name of temple Kalasan.

Kalasan Temple_001Temple that was built up as the marriage between the King's Pancapana Sanjaya Dynasty and Dynasty empress of Sailendra, Dyah Pramudya Wardhani this indeed is a Buddhist temple which figured, but the founders are from the Rakai Panangkaran Sanjaya Wanca follow the Hindu religion.

Kalasan Temple_002Kalasan temple is the oldest Buddhist monument in the area of Yogyakarta and Central Java which was built in 778 BC as a tribute to the Goddess Tara.

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