Pawon
buddhist temple in Java, Indonesia
Pawon (Indonesian: Candi Pawon) is a Buddhist temple built in the 8 to 9-centuries during Sailendra dynasty and located 1.75 km east of Borobudur temple in Java, Indonesia. Candi Pawon, Candi Mendut and candi Borobudur form a straight line geographically to symbolize binding unity of Buddhist temples during its ritual ceremonies.[1]
| Pawon | |
|---|---|
| Native name Javanese: ꦥꦮꦺꦴꦤ꧀ | |
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| Location | Magelang, Central Java |
| Coordinates | 7°36′22″S 110°13′10″E / 7.60616°S 110.219522°E |
| Built | Originally built in the 9th century during the reign of the Sailendra Dynasty |
| Restored | 1835 |
| Restored by | Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles |
| Architect | Gunadharma |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, vi |
| Designated | 1991 (15th session) |
| Part of | Borobudur Temple Compounds |
| Reference no. | 592 |
| State Party |  Indonesia |
| Region | Southeast Asia |
  Location within Java  Pawon (Indonesia) | |
Gallery
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Geographic location of Candi Borobudur-Pawon-Mendut in one straight line. -
Wall relief of Kalpataru tree in Candi Pawon.
Related pages
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change- ↑ J. L. Moens (1951). "Barabudur, Mendut en Pawon en hun onderlinge samenhang (Barabudur, Mendut and Pawon and their mutual relationship)" (PDF). Tijdschrift voor de Indische Taai-, Land- en Volkenkunde. Het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen: 326–386. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2007. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
trans. by Mark Long
