Prambanan Temple is also called Shiwa temple
Prambanan Temple is also called Shiwa temple
Prambanan Temple is also called Shiwa temple. Famous for the love story of Bandung Bondowoso required to build a thousand temples for Roro Ronggrang in one night. Until finally failed that effort because Roro jonggrang did not love him. So Roro Jonggrang set tactics by waking the population to pound rice as a sign that the morning has come. It makes the jinns who help Bandung Bondowoso stop building a thousand temples. Because Bandung Bondowoso know it, he was angry and finally Roro Joggrang was converted into a statue to complete the temple so that even numbered one thousand. Roro Jonggrang statue is also called statue durga standing 47 m.
History of Prambanan Temple
This temple is the largest Hindhu temple in the world located in kalasan area. East of Yogyakarta city about 17 km from city center. This temple was built by Rakai picatan in 856 AD. The beginning of the story before it was built Prambanan Temple is associated with the Kingdom of Mataram Ancient Java in 732 AD.At that time Mataram was ruled by Sanjaya, the Hindu Buddhist nobleman who had a territory in the area between the Opak river and Progo, a relatively fertile region. But the Buddhist Syailendra dynasty drove Sanjaya and his family in 750 AD. They are required to alienate themselves in the highlands beyond the boundaries of the Mataram kingdom.
A century later Rakai pikatan, son of Sanjaya married to the descendants of the Buddhist kingdom Syailendra. Rakai Pikatan holds good reins of power so that Hindu influence is again visible and emerging. So many established buildings bermafaskan Hindhu form Candhi Prambanan complex. This development aims to commemorate the return of the Sanjaya dynasty. But a century later after the migration of the Mataram kingdom to East Java, this temple became abandoned. The restoration of the Temple was also performed in 1930 after the devastating earthquake of the 16th century.
Prambanan Temple is also called Shiwa temple. Famous for the love story of Bandung Bondowoso required to build a thousand temples for Roro Ronggrang in one night. Until finally failed that effort because Roro jonggrang did not love him. So Roro Jonggrang set tactics by waking the population to pound rice as a sign that the morning has come. It makes the jinns who help Bandung Bondowoso stop building a thousand temples. Because Bandung Bondowoso know it, he was angry and finally Roro Joggrang was converted into a statue to complete the temple so that even numbered one thousand. Roro Jonggrang statue is also called statue durga standing 47 m.
History of Prambanan Temple
This temple is the largest Hindhu temple in the world located in kalasan area. East of Yogyakarta city about 17 km from city center. This temple was built by Rakai picatan in 856 AD. The beginning of the story before it was built Prambanan Temple is associated with the Kingdom of Mataram Ancient Java in 732 AD.At that time Mataram was ruled by Sanjaya, the Hindu Buddhist nobleman who had a territory in the area between the Opak river and Progo, a relatively fertile region. But the Buddhist Syailendra dynasty drove Sanjaya and his family in 750 AD. They are required to alienate themselves in the highlands beyond the boundaries of the Mataram kingdom.
A century later Rakai pikatan, son of Sanjaya married to the descendants of the Buddhist kingdom Syailendra. Rakai Pikatan holds good reins of power so that Hindu influence is again visible and emerging. So many established buildings bermafaskan Hindhu form Candhi Prambanan complex. This development aims to commemorate the return of the Sanjaya dynasty. But a century later after the migration of the Mataram kingdom to East Java, this temple became abandoned. The restoration of the Temple was also performed in 1930 after the devastating earthquake of the 16th century.
