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Archipelago at the beginning of AD era is famous for its trade and seafaring. Ni This is because Indonesia is geographically strategic country. The location of the archipelago is on the world trade traffic, so the archipelago visited by many traders from foreign countries. In addition to receiving an impact in the field of per trade, the archipelago also received the influence of religion and culture. The merchants were settled for some time in the archipelago as it waits for the monsoon, which brings them back to his
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The temple is located in the Clowns Tidar, the city of Malang. Can be reached by public transport Tidar majors. The
temple is expected to more than 1400 years old and is a relic believed
to Gajayana King, ruler of the kingdom Kanjuruhan as embodied in the
inscription of AD 760 Dinoyo years.
Clown said here comes from the Sanskrit word "Bha-dyut" which means highlight Highlight Agastya or Canopus star. It
was seen on the main room of the temple which contains a pair of
statues is not real in the form of Shiva and Parvati phallus and yoni. On the outer walls there are niches containing statues and Nadiswara Mahakal. In the north there is a statue of Durga niches Mahesasuramardhini. Eastern niches are statues of Ganesha. And adjacent to the South there is a statue of Shiva Agastya as Grand Master. But among all the statues were only statues of Durga Mahesasuramardhini were left.
The temple was discovered in 1921 in which the shape at the time it was just a mound of rocks, rubble and soil. The first to proclaim the existence of the Temple Clown is Maureen Brecher, a controller of the Dutch who worked in Malang. Clown temple was rebuilt in 1925-1927 under the supervision of B. De Haan of the Netherlands East Indies Bureau of Antiquities. From
the results of excavations made at the time it is known that the temple
has collapsed completely, except for the legs which can still be seen
in that order.
The
temple is one of the clowns in the Hindu heritage budha.candi this as
evidence of the triumph of the Kingdom of masanya.selain Kanjuruhan on
the other it is a relic of evidence Songgoriti temple located in the
town of Batu. although the buildings are no longer intact.
There
are specific signs that indicate that this temple is one of the oldest
temples in Java with a decorative ornament in the form of the temple
when the makara Clown at the gate. His
style is similar to temples in Central Java, decoration when not using
the lower jaw, as commonly found in different temples in East Java.
Kinnaras decoration and Kinnari the temple stairs, in the form of a human head ornament bodied birds. Flower decoration on the walls of the temple is similar to temples and temple Kalasan Sewu in Central Java. There is no relief or other decorations on the walls of the temple which tells the story of the temple Clown.
Judging
from the style of the temple there is a common style of building
temples in Java, especially with complex Temgah Dieng.Satu temple, the
temple master bedroom and the front associated with the length of the
enclosed porch. Two,
spacious master bedroom-sized wall and 3.67m 3:53 (temple in East Java
has a smaller size). Three, there is a symmetrical arrangement of the
temple plan in accordance with the temple in Central Java. Four, the composition of the base of the temple Clown simple shape and height.
In the eighth century there was a kingdom called Kanjuruhan whose center around Malang and stand alone. Wise king named Devasimha who had a son named Gajayana.
Gajayana had a daughter named Uttijana. Gajayana
king made a temple for the Maharsi (Agatsya) are respected and adored
in the form of a statue that was placed in a temple (the temple may
Clown now). One thing that diakai to connect the temple with the Clown is a Clown Kanjuruhan kingdom.
According
to the inscription Dinoyo, King Gajayana also named Liswa in Sanskrit
means a clown (Privileges pelawak_. Dinoyo inscriptions written in
Sanskrit or Old Javanese, not anymore Pallawa letters and numbers
arranged in the form Condra year Sangkala which reads: Nayana Vasurasa =
628 saka = 760M .
inscription was the biggest role in the history of the source of a
great empire that ever existed in Kanjuruhan Nalang Clown besides
temples, temples Besuki (only a base and a Agtsya statue, located near
the temple Clown), and the discovery of the local statues.
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Indonesia is known as a multicultural country. Indonesia in the state there are various tribes, various cultures, including different religions. Religions officially recognized by Indonesia is Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Catholicism. From 5 different religions, Hinduism and Buddhism was the first to go to Indonesia or who formerly known as Nusantara. The entry of Hinduism and Buddhism brought a great influence on the development of social life in the archipelago.
According
to the evidence that has been found, Hinduism first entered the
archipelago is in the Kutai, on the banks of the Mahakam River, East
Kalimantan around the 4th century AD. This fact is derived from the discovery of inscriptions Yupa. In
the inscription Yupa did not mention the figure in the founding of the
kingdom of Kutai, but the timing can be obtained by a comparison
technique or techniques make use of comparisons. The letter contained the same letters the inscription Yupa in India in the 4th century AD. Since then the Hindu religion began to spread to different parts of the archipelago. In
Java, the influence of Hinduism can be known with inscriptions
describing the founding of the kingdom had a job that patterned
Hinduism, including Tarumanegara kingdom, Mataram, Singosari, and
Majapahit.
The
growing influence of Buddhism Hinduism dab also indirectly affect
cultural developments in various areas of the archipelago. In Hinduism known variety of the ceremonies of worship and various sacred objects. These are things that ultimately mix with the local culture that raises acculturation. One example of acculturation culture with local culture is Hindu temples. Rule-making
temples in Indonesia is using the same rules as the rule-making temples
in India, but the shape, relief models, and models adapted to the
decoration on the temple culture of each region in Indonesia.
The influence of Hinduism and Buddhism are also very pronounced in the District Tulungagung. This is proven by the discovery of many relics of the Hindu and Buddhist in this area. Broadly speaking, the discovery of objects from the Hindu and Buddhist in Tulungagung can be grouped into two areas. The first region is the northern districts Tulungagung. In
this region most of the objects found are patterned objects Hinduism,
for example, is the discovery of Mirigambar temples, statues relating to
the gods in the Hindu religion, as well as many found jaladwara. The second region is the southern districts Tulungagung. In
this region most of the objects found are patterned objects Buddhism,
for example, the discovery of Gayatri temple, Dadi temple, and temple
Sanggrahan.
Tulungagung function of the temple in the district other than as a cemetery is a place of worship. God who was worshiped in Hinduism is Tri Murti. Tri Murti is the name for Lord Shiva, Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu. Dewa Siwa regarded as the god of melting and is the god who has the highest position in comparison with the other gods. Lord Shiva has animal mounts (rides) are called 'Nandi'. Therefore, in some temple used to worship a statue of Shiva, Nandi.
Statue of Nandi also been found d daeerah Tulungagung. The statue was found in the Village of Spring.
Nandi statue is probably a relic of the kingdom of Majapahit. This
is because at about the 15th century AD Tulungagung District, who was
then still called Ngrowo the territory of the Kingdom of Majapahit. Tulungagung that was once the domain of Majapahit lead in this area are found relics of Hindu-Buddhist. Heritage
of Hindu culture spread across most of northern Tulungagung, whereas
most of the relics of Buddhist culture spread in the southern
Tulungagung.
Most people do not understand about the meaning Tulungagung statues of Hindu-Buddhist relic is. This causes the Tulungagung not know the importance of the objects. Remains, the remains were to be less well maintained. Society just consider it as something that is worthless. That's what led to the remains, the remains of the Hindu-Buddhist like Nandi statue was brought to the museum Tulungagung.