Sewu, Asu or Gana, Lor, Kulon, Bubrah, Lumbung.
This
buddhistic complex , built from 780 to 810 in three stages, is
185 m long on 165 m broad and includes 240 similar vaults.
It
is organized like a mandala centered
around a principal temple.
This
temple, initially of rectangular plan, was modified by
associating side chapels to give him a cruciform plan at the time
of the passage to the worship of the five Jina.
The niches designed to contain statues of divinities upright,
were not appropriate any more because the five Jina are
represented sat. The base of these niches was then stopped by a
carving of flowers of lotus. The walls of the small vaults were
decorated with 13 buddhistic figures. In the axes of the temple,
are four smaller secondary temples.
The
niches of the central sanctuary contained images of Bodhisattva
accompanied by their Prajna or
female energy. The cella sheltered a large bronze statue of the
Vairochana Buddha.
Candi Sewu is associated to
Candi Lor at the north, with Candi Kulon
at the west, with Candi Asu at the east,
and with Candi Bubrah at the south, all of
them built according to the same plan.
It
is a buddhistic temple built at the end of the 9th century on a
plan identical to Candi Sewu. Right from
the beginning, this temple was built on a cruciform plan. On the
other hand, the windows, rectangular, have thereafter being
stopped at the base. The accesses were also transformed. Such as
it is presented today, without its superstructure, it has a small
air of Borobudur, in much smaller, with its many sculptures of
sitted Buddha around.
Candi
Asu is situated a few hundred meters in the east of Candi
Sewu, in the village.
It is a structure in the course of reassembly, but which one can
see some reliefs and a pediment decorated with celestial
creatures.
One
can see the thin remainders of Candi Lor
by taking again the way carrying out to Candi Plaosan,
but in the opposite direction, i.e. full west, and this until
reaching the first dwellings a few hundred meters further. There,
on the right side, in a group of houses, one can see some stone
lines, as well as marks of foundations of old structures.
Candi Kulon is thus located at the west in the axis of Candi Sewu.
To
go there, for the preceding temple, it is necessary to continue
the way until the end then to turn left to return at the level of
Candi Sewu. There, a way on the right ,
then two hundred meters of walk in the rice plantations will lead
you to the remainders - some stones of foundations - of
the Candi Kulon. While seeking well, one can find a
few pieces of beautiful buddhistic sculptures.
It is a buddhistic
sanctuary built between 790 and 810. The principal temple, also cruciform, is
surrounded by 16 small templions.
This
monument has to undergo the same transformations as Candi
Bubrah. Remarkable fact on this temple, doors were
added to hide the statues in certain circumstances. The monument,
in rather bad condition, lost its superstructure. Nevertheless,
its niches still contain images of Bodhisattva.
