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Pawon Buddhist Temple – Indonesia

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Address

Borobudur Village,

Borobudur Sub-district,

Magelang District, Central Java Province,

Jawa Tengah 56553, Indonesia

Moolavar

Buddha

Introduction

Pawon (known locally as Candi Pawon) is a Buddhist temple in Borobudur Village, Borobudur Sub-district, Magelang District, and Central Java Province. The temple, which is also called Brajanalan Temple, is 2 kilometers to the north east of Barabudhur Temple, and a kilometer to the south east of Mendut Temple. Pawon is connected with the other two temples, all of which were built during the Sailendra dynasty (8th–9th centuries). Examines the detail and style of its carving this temple is slightly older than Borobudur. The original name of this Buddhist shrine is uncertain.

Puranic Significance

The temple slightly faces northwest and stands on a square base. Each side of the stairs and the top of the gates are adorned with carved Kala-Makara, commonly found in classic Javanese temples. The outer wall of Pawon is carved with reliefs of boddhisattvas and taras. There are also reliefs of kalpataru (tree of life), flanked between Kinnara-Kinnari. The square chamber inside is empty with a square basin in the center of it. Rectangular small windows were found, probably for ventilation.

The roof section of is crowned with five small stupas and four small ratnas. Because of its relative simplicity, symmetry and harmony, the historians dubbed this small temple as “the jewel of Javanese temple architecture”, in contrast with tall-slender East Javanese style counterparts as found in later Singhasari and Majapahit period.