Kalasan Temple, Buddhist temple in Sleman, Indonesia.
The Kalasan temple features detailed stone carvings depicting Buddhist deities, with symmetrical architecture and ornate decorative elements throughout its structure.
Built in the 8th century during the Sailendra dynasty, this temple stands as one of the earliest Buddhist structures in Central Java.
The temple incorporates elements from both Buddhist and Hindu architectural traditions, demonstrating the religious diversity of ancient Indonesian civilization.
Visitors can reach the temple complex via the Yogyakarta-Solo road, with admission tickets available at the entrance from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
The temple contains specialized niches designed to house bronze Buddhist statues, though the original artifacts are no longer present.
Location: Sleman
GPS coordinates: -7.76731,110.47234
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:22
The Indonesian temples from the 8th to 14th centuries display Buddhist and Hindu architecture of the Mataram and Singhasari kingdoms. The stone structures carry reliefs, sculptures, and religious symbols depicting deities such as Shiva, Buddha, and Vishnu. The complexes are located mainly on Java and Bali, where rice fields and volcanoes shape the landscape. Borobudur near Magelang forms the largest Buddhist temple in the region with nine levels and 2,672 relief panels. Prambanan in Klaten rises with 157-foot (47-meter) towers as Java's most important Hindu sanctuary. The Gedong Songo temples near Semarang stand at 3,900 feet (1,200 meters) elevation between sulfur vents and volcanic cones. Gunung Kawi near Tampaksiring on Bali shows 33-foot (10-meter) rock-cut shrines from the 11th century. Sukuh and Ceto on the slopes of Lawu present unusual pyramid forms. Plaosan, Kalasan, and Sari near Yogyakarta combine Buddhist and Hindu elements. The Dieng temples document early Hindu architecture of the 8th century as the oldest surviving structures on Java.
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