HyangHyang (Kawi, Sundanese, Javanese, and Balinese) is a representation of the supreme being, in ancient Java and Bali mythology. The spiritual entity can be either considered as divine or ancestral. The reverence for this spiritual entity can be found in the folk religions of Java and Bali, such as the Sunda Wiwitan ( Sundanism or Cigugur Sundanism), Kejawen ( non-monotheistic Javanism), Kapitayan ( monotheistic Javanism), and Gama Tirta ( Balinism).
BanyuniboLe temple de Banyunibo est un temple Bouddhiste du situé à Cepit hamlet, dans le village de Bokoharjo, à Prambanan, dans le Sleman Regency, à Yogyakarta, au Territoire spécial de Yogyakarta, en Java, en Indonésie. Le temple, datant de l'ère du Royaume de Medang, se trouve dans une vallée étroite entourée de Rizières à environ deux kilomètres au sud-est du parc archéologique de Ratu Boko localisé au côté est de la ville de Yogyakarta. Bien plus au nord se trouve le temple Prambanan, et au sud se trouvent les collines Gunung Sewu, extensions des collines Gunung Kidul.
Jawi TempleJawi temple (Candi Jawi, original name: Jajawa) is a syncretic Hindu-Buddhist candi (temple) dated from late 13th century Singhasari kingdom. The temple is located on the eastern slope of Mount Welirang, Candi Wates village, Kecamatan Prigen, Pasuruan, East Java, Indonesia, approximately 31 kilometers west of Pasuruan city or 41 kilometers south of Surabaya. The temple located on the main road between Kecamatan Pandaan – Kecamatan Prigen and Pringebukan.
Ijo TempleIjo temple (Candi Ijo) is a Hindu candi (temple) located 4 kilometers from Ratu Boko or around 18 kilometers east from Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The temple was built between 10th to 11th century CE during the Mataram Kingdom period. The temple compound is located in Groyokan hamlet, Sambirejo village, Kecamatan Prambanan, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta. The temple's name derived from its location, the Gumuk Ijo hill. The temple compound stood on western slope of the hill, in a quiet region east of Yogyakarta, around 4 kilometers southeast from Ratu Boko archaeological compound.
Buddhist architectureBuddhist religious architecture developed in the Indian subcontinent. Three types of structures are associated with the religious architecture of early Buddhism: monasteries (viharas), places to venerate relics (stupas), and shrines or prayer halls (chaityas, also called chaitya grihas), which later came to be called temples in some places. The initial function of a stupa was the veneration and safe-guarding of the relics of Gautama Buddha. The earliest archaeologically known example of a stupa is the relic stupa located in Vaishali, Bihar in India.
IndonésiensIndonesians (Indonesian: orang Indonesia) are citizens or people who are identified with the country of Indonesia, regardless of their ethnic or religious background. There are more than 1,300 ethnicities in Indonesia, making it a multicultural archipelagic country with a diversity of languages, culture and religious beliefs. The population of Indonesia according to the 2020 national census was 270.2 million. 56% live on the island of Java, the world's most populous island.
Dvarapalathumb|Dvarapala du temple de Plaosan près de Yogyakarta en Indonésie (). Un dvarapala (ou en sanskrit dvârapâla) est une divinité gardienne de portes des temples et monastères bouddhiques et hindouistes. Elle peut être représentée sous une forme humaine ou démoniaque, parfois armée d'une massue, d'une lance ou d'un trident et d'aspect farouche. Ces représentations prophylactiques sont communément placées par paires de part et d'autre du jambage des portes, mais de plus petites structures ne sont pourvues que d'un seul dvarapala, d'autres plus importantes en comptant jusqu'à douze, toujours positionnés par paires.
Devaraja"Devarāja" was a religious order of the "god-king," or deified monarch in medieval Southeast Asia. The devarāja order grew out of both Hinduism and separate local traditions depending on the area. It taught that the king was a divine universal ruler, a manifestation of Bhagawan (often attributed to Shiva or Vishnu). The concept viewed the monarch to possess transcendental quality, the king as the living god on earth. The concept is closely related to the Bharati concept of Chakravartin (universal monarch).
Temple de SingosariLe temple de Singosari (en indonésien Candi Singosari) se trouve dans le village de Candirenggo, au nord de la ville de Singosari, à environ 10 km au nord de la ville de Malang dans la province indonésienne de Java oriental. Le temple est situé dans une vallée entre le massif du Tengger et le mont Arjuno-Welirang, à une altitude de 512 mètres.
ShrineA shrine (scrinium "case or chest for books or papers"; Old French: escrin "box or case") is a sacred or holy space dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, daemon, or similar figure of respect, wherein they are venerated or worshipped. Shrines often contain s, relics, or other such objects associated with the figure being venerated. A shrine at which votive offerings are made is called an altar.