Kamis, 24 November 2011

Mendut Temple


Mendut older than Borobudur templeThere is a story for children on the walls.
Mendut located 3 km to the east of Borobudura Buddhist temple built in 824 AD by King's sense of dynastic dynastyInside Mendut there are 3 (three) big statue.
Cakyamuni who was sitting cross-legged with the hands turning the wheel of dharma.Awalokiteswara as Bodhi Satwa help mankind. Awalokiteswara is a statue of Amitabha which is above the crownVajrapaniShe is holding a red lotus flowers placed on the palm of the hand.Maitreya as the savior of the human in the future
There is a story for children on the wallsThe temple is often used to celebrate the Vesakceremony each May on the night of full moon and visited by pilgrims from Indonesia and foreign countries.

This temple is older than Borobudur templeThe architecture was rectangular and hasentrances on the ladderThe roof is also square and terraced, there is a stupa on top of it.

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