The temple in East Java

At the beginning of the 10th century AD, precisely in 929 AD, the central government in Java moved to East Java. Mpu Sindok, descendant of the kings of Mataram Hindu, established a kingdom in East Java with the central government in Watugaluh, which is expected to be located in the area Jombang. Mpu Sindok succeeded by his daughter, Sri Isyana Tunggawijaya, so kings hereinafter referred to as the House of Isyana. Grandson of Queen Isyana Tunggawijaya, Mahendratta, married to King Bali's Udayana, and has a son Airlangga. Kings Airlangga descent who ordered the construction of most of the temples in East Java, although there are also temples were probably built in the early period, as Badhut temple in Malang.
In Dinoyo Inscription (760 AD) mentioned about a kingdom located in Dinoyo Kanjuruhan, Malang, who is believed to have close links with the construction of a Hindu temple called the Temple Badhut. Unless Badhut Temple and Temple Songgoriti in Batu, Malang, making large-scale stone building emerged again during the reign of Airlangga, for example, the construction of baths Hemisphere and the Temple Mount Penanggungan Jalatunda.
The temple in East Java have different characteristics from those in Central Java and Yogyakarta. In East Java not found large temples or large, such as Borobudur, Prambanan or Sewu in Central Java. The only temple complex occupies a rather broad is Panataran Temple in Blitar. However, the temple in East Java are generally more artistic. Placemat or foot of the temple are generally higher and shaped terraced hall. To get to the main temple building, one must traverse the hall-storey hall connected by stairs.
The body of the temple in East Java are generally slim with the terraced roof and tapers to the top of the cube-shaped roof. Use side entrance makara replaced with a statue or carved dragon. The contrast is also seen in the reliefs. Reliefs on temples in East Java carved with a shallow carvings techniques (thin) and symbolic style. Objects and figures depicted a side view depicted generally taken from wayang story.
Hindu temples in East Java generally decorated with reliefs or sculptures relating to the Trimurti, the three gods in Hinduism, Shiva or relating to, for example: Durga, Ganesha and Agastya. Figures and ornaments associated with Hinduism is often presented along with figures and ornaments associated with Buddhism, particularly Tantric Buddhism. Another characteristic of temples in East Java is a relief that shows the story of the puppet.
Development timescales temples in East Java are longer than those taking place in Central Java, which only ranged between 200-300 years. Pembangunanan temple in eastern Java is still ongoing until the 15th century. The temples were built during the Majapahit Kingdom generally use the basic ingredients of red brick with a decorative sederhana.Beberapa a temple built at the end of the reign of the kingdom of Majapahit by anthropologists assessed reflects a "revolt" that arise from distrust and dissatisfaction against the state its time of chaos and also as a result of concerns regarding the emergence of a new culture. Characteristic movements are: 1) The existence of mystical ceremonies-magical generally implemented in secret; 2) dimunculkannya savior figures; 3) The figures are believed to be the defender of justice; 4) The emergence of the exiled community, generally to the area- mountain areas, as well as 5) dimunculkannya back culture of "old" as an expression of longing for a golden age in the distant past. These characteristics are found, among other things, in the temple and Sukuh Cetha.
In the 13th century Majapahit Empire began to recede along with the prestige of Islam to Java. At that time many sacred buildings associated with Hinduism and Buddhism, and eventually left forgotten by the majority of people who have switched to Islam. As a result, the temple was abandoned began landslide buried and overgrown shrubs. When then the area around it developed into a residential area, the situation becomes even worse. The temple walls are dismantled and taken to the stone foundation of the house or the speaker, while the crushed red brick to be red cement. A number of ornate stone carvings and statues taken by cinder-cinder plantation to be displayed in the yard or house plants belong to the estate office.
Information about temples in East Java are generally sourced from the book written by the MPU Negarakertagama Prapanca (1365) and written by the MPU Pararaton Sedah (1481), as well as from various inscriptions and writings on the temple in question. In the discourse of archeology Indonesia, there are two shades of the hue enshrinement Central Java (5-10 century AD) and patterns of East Java (11-15 century AD), which each have a different style and characteristics. Central Java patterned temples generally have body fat, vertical geometric dimension temple located in the center, while the East Java style slender, horizontal terraces with the most sacred lies behind.
Different premises of temples in Central Java, as well as monuments temples in East Java, allegedly also serves as a place pendarmaan and perpetuation of the king who had died. Pendarmaan temple which houses, among other things, to the King Wisnuwardhana Candi Jago, Jawi Temple and Temple Singasari for Kertanegara King, for the King Hayamwuruk Ngetos Temple, Temple Left to King Anusapati, Bajangratu temple for King Jayanegara, Jalatunda temple for King Udayana, Baths Hemisphere for King Airlangga, Temple Rimbi for Queen Tribhuanatunggadewi, Temple Surawana for Bre Wengker, and temples Tegawangi for Bre Matahun or Rajasanegara. In Javanese philosophy temple also serves as a place of the dead king ruwatan back so sacred and can be a god incarnate again. Confidence is closely related to the concept of "god king" strongly developed in Java, while at the same time. Ruwatan function characterized by the foot of the temple reliefs depicting legends and stories that contain moral messages, such as those found in the temple Jago, Surawana, Tigawangi and Jawi.
The temple in East Java amounted to tens, general construction has close links with the Kingdom and the Kingdom of Majapahit Singasari. Not all temples contained in this website. There are many temples, especially the small temples that have not been covered, including: bacem, Bara, Baby, Besuki, Carik, Dadi, Domasan, Pictures, Images Wetan, Gayatri, Gentong (under restoration), Indrakila, Jabung, jimbe, Kalicilik , Kedaton, Kotes, Cupboards, Village Chief, Menakjingga, Mleri, Ngetos, Pamotan, Panggih, Pari, Patirtan Jalatunda, Sanggrahan, Selamangleng, Selareja, Sinta, Songgoriti, Sumberawan, Sumberjati, Sumberjati, Sumbernanas, Well, Watu Lawang, and Watugede.

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