Prambanan temple is a temple located in Central Jama and built to Trimurti, Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. Prambanan Temple started the process in the 9th century. The following set of the complete History will inform about the history of Prambanan which you can read.
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The temple, which is sometimes also called Rara Jonggrang temple is the temple made by Hindus in honor of the god Brahma as the creator, Vishnu as a guard, and Shiva as the destroyer. The location of this temple is located 17 km from Yogyakarta, approximately located on the border of Central Java and Yogyakarta. Prambanan names, such as the names of other temples is the modern name taken from the name of the nearest village is the village of Prambanan. It is possible that this name is a form of local tongues call "Para Brahman". There was also concluded that the Prambanan roots of words (e) mban which means carrying tasks, reflecting the roles played by the Gods in this world or the tasks to be performed by the villagers associated with the temple.
Prambanan temple history just started writing when Rakai Pakatan build the first temple in the area it was in the year 850 in response to the built by the Sailendra dynasty Borobudur and Sewu temple that is nearby. Historians argue that the construction of Prambanan temple was intended as a sign of the rise of Hindu Sanjaya dynasty in Central Java after the dominance of Buddhist Sailendra dynasty for nearly a century.
Rakai Pakatan struggle to build the first temple and then continue to be developed and built by king Lokapala and Balitung Maha Sambu who was a king in Mataram. According to the inscription Shivagrha in 856, the temple was built in honor of Lord Shiva and his real name is Shivagrha which means "house of Shiva". Referring to the inscription Shivagrha Also, note that there is a major project to change the flow of the river near the temple, where the river identified as Opak river is now flowing from north to south right on the west side of the temple Prambanan. Initially, according to historians, this river flows further east and is considered too close to the main temple.
Mataram kings hereinafter as Daksha and Tulodong always trying to continue the development of Prambanan by continuing to widen the area of the temple, such as by adding hundreds of ancillary temples around the main temple. Prambanan temple also serves as the Mataram kingdom, where almost all religious ceremonies and sacrifices are held in the temple. In the golden era of the Mataram kingdom, many of which berestimasi that hundreds of Brahma alongside their pupils live in the outer walls of the temple area.
In the year 930, the MPU Spoon move the center of the kingdom to East Java and founded the dynasty Isyana. There are two different views on this displacement, the first is the Merapi eruption in northern Prambanan and another one is a power struggle. To be sure, this displacement causes the deterioration of Prambanan temple, which led to the abandonment of the temple.
In the 16th year also there was an earthquake that nearly brought down the whole temple. Although the temple had stopped being the center of worship, the remains of temples are scattered in the surrounding area are still recognizable by the public. The discovery of the remains of temples and statues transform into a folklore Prambanan about Jonggrang where Prambanan temple is said to be made by Bondowoso with the devil as his men.
Only in the 19th century was this temple drew international attention. In 1811, Colin Mackenzie, a surveyor under Thomas Stamford Raffles commander inadvertently come to the temple. Although Sir Thomas ordered his men to conduct a full survey will be the temple ruins, it is still the temples had been dormant for centuries.
Because excavation archaeologist half in 1880, many Dutch people and other people take some material from the temple for a souvenir or as a construction material. Finally, in 1918 the Dutch began to reconstruct the remains of the ruins and the new total restoration began in 1930 until today.
Legend Jonggrang
Jonggrang legend creation can not be separated by one point in the history of Prambanan temple where the huge earthquake and destroyed the temples. This legend is also a hook between these temples with Kraton Ratu Boko.
This legend begins with the Prince Bondowoso who falls in love with Jonggrang, the daughter of King Boko. Bondowoso later killed King Boko and rule his kingdom just so he could marry Jonggrang who then refused the application because it does. Even so, he was determined to marry Jonggrang that forced the daughter would accept his proposal. Jonggrang, before the wedding, set a requirement that should make him Bondowoso 1000 temples in one night.
Bondowoso accepted the challenge and started meditating on that night. When meditating, he summoned hundreds of ghosts, jinn, and the devil on Earth. With the help of supernatural forces, he managed to build 999 temples. When was the start of construction of the temple to 1000, Jonggrang awakened all the royal maid and ordered the village girls to begin pounding rice and lit a fire in the eastern part of the temple to trick Bondowoso and supernatural forces. Plans Jonggrang softened by the rise and chickens where they started crowing being fooled by the sound of activity in the morning and light "sun", causing his evil forces fled. After knowing the cunning tricks Jonggrang, Bondowoso incredible angry and cursed Jonggrang into stone. Jonggrang sculpture is then a statue to 1000. Jonggrang this legend live on as historical temples of Prambanan for people who love folklore.
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