Sukuh Temple

Sukuh Temple is a Hindu temple complex located in the entrance area is administratively Berjo village, District Ngargoyoso, Karanganyar District, former Surakarta, Central Java. This temple is categorized as a Hindu temple for worship object discovery phallus and yoni. The temple is classified as controversial because of the less common and because of the many objects that symbolize the phallus and yoni sexuality. Sukuh been proposed to UNESCO to be one of the World Heritage Site since 1995

Prambanan Temple

Prambanan temple is a Hindu or Rara Jonggrang biggest temple complex in Indonesia, which was built in the 9th century. The temple is dedicated to Trimurti, the three main Hindu gods are Brahma the creator, Vishnu the god maintainer, and Shiva the god of destruction. Based on the name of the original inscription Siwagrha temple is Siwagrha (a Sanskrit word which means 'House of Shiva'), and indeed in garbagriha (main room) statue of Shiva Mahadeva temple dwelt three meters high which indicates that Lord Shiva in this temple is preferred.

The temple is situated in the village of Prambanan, Java, about 20 kilometers east of Yogyakarta, 40 kilometers west of Surakarta and 120 kilometers south of Semarang, just on the border between Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces. [1] The temple is situated in the village of Rara Jonggrang Prambanan region is divided between the district of Sleman and Klaten.

 This temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, including, the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia, and one of the most beautiful temples in Southeast Asia. The architecture of high and slender shape according to the Hindu architecture in general as the main temple of Shiva temple has a height reaching 47 meters in the center of the cluster is smaller towering temple complex. [2] As one of the grandest temples in Southeast Asia, Prambanan Temple, the main attraction of tourists from all over the world. [3]

According Siwagrha inscriptions, the temple was built around 850 AD by Rakai Pikatan, and continue to be developed and expanded by Balitung Maha Sambu, in the kingdom of Mataram Medang

Borobudur Temple

Borobudur temple is located in Magelang, Central Java, about 40 km from Yogyakarta. Borobudur has 10 levels consisting of 6 levels of a square, circular level 3 circular and a main stupa as a peak. In every level there are several stupas. Altogether there are 72 stupas in addition to the main stupa. In every stupa there is a statue of Buddha. Ten levels of Buddhist philosophy which describes the ten levels of Bodhisattva who must pass to reach the perfection of the Buddha in nirvana. This perfection symbolized by the main stupa at the top level. Borobudur structure when viewed from above form a mandala depicting the structure of Buddhist cosmology and the human way of thinking.

On the four sides of the temple there is a gate and a ladder to the level above it like a pyramid. This illustrates the Buddhist philosophy that all life came from rocks. Stone later became the sand, then into plants, then into the insect, then a wild animal and pets, and the last to be human. This process is known as reincarnation. The last process is the soul and finally into nirvana. Each stage of enlightenment in this life processes based on the philosophy of Buddha depicted in the reliefs and statues throughout the Borobudur Temple.

Borobudur Temple

This huge building just a giant pile of stone blocks which have a total height of 42 meters. Each stone spliced ​​without using cement or adhesive. These stones are only connected by patterns and stacked. The base of Borobudur temple is about 118 m on each side. The stones used approximately 55,000 cubic meters. All of the stone was taken from the river around the Borobudur Temple. These stones are cut and then transported and connected with a pattern like the lego games. All without using glue or cement.

Meanwhile, relief began to be made after the completion of rocks stacked and connected. There reliefs on temple walls. Borobudur has 2670 different relief. Relief is read clockwise. This relief illustrates a story that I read it starts and ends at the gate to the east. This suggests that the main gate of Borobudur temple facing the east like most other Buddhist temples.