Kalasan
buddhist temple in Central Java, Indonesia
Kalasan (Indonesian: Candi Kalasan) is a Buddhist temple built in the 8-century during Sailendra dynasty and located near Sewu temple in Yogyakarta region of Indonesia. Based on Kalasan inscription (dated 778 AD written in Sanskrit with Pranagari script), Kalasan temple was created by King 'Guru Sang Raja Sailendravamçatilaka' as sacred building dedicated to the goddess Tara (Devi).[1]
| Kalasan Temple | |
|---|---|
 Kalasan Temple | |
  Location within Java  Kalasan (Indonesia) | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Buddhist candi |
| Town or city | Kalasan, Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 7°46′02″S 110°28′20″E / 7.767311°S 110.472335°E |
| Completed | circa 8th century |
| Client | Sailendra |
Gallery
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The Kala's head on the southern door of the temple. -
Another Kala's head in the other temple door.
Related pages
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change- ↑ Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella (ed.). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.
