Pawon Temple

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Pawon Temple is a small 9th-century Buddhist shrine in Central Java, Indonesia, noted for its intricate stone carvings and its location between Borobudur and Mendut temples.

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Pawon Temple canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 9th-century temple
Buddhist temple
candi
accessFromCity Magelang NERFINISHED
Yogyakarta NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Javanese Buddhist architecture
associatedWith Borobudur Temple NERFINISHED
Mendut Temple NERFINISHED
Sailendra dynasty NERFINISHED
builtDuring Sailendra dynasty NERFINISHED
builtInCentury 9th century
country Indonesia
culturalSignificance part of major Buddhist ritual landscape in Central Java
function Buddhist shrine
ritual stop between Mendut and Borobudur
hasFeature antefixes with figures
niches with bodhisattva statues (now mostly missing)
roof with stupas
single cella
small vestibule
square plan
stairway on the west side
hasLocalName Candi Pawon NERFINISHED
hasReliefTheme Buddhist cosmology
divine beings
nature motifs
heritageDesignation Borobudur Temple Compounds NERFINISHED
locatedIn Java
surface form: Central Java

Java
Magelang Regency
locatedInVillage Wanurejo
locatedNear Borobudur NERFINISHED
Mendut Temple NERFINISHED
materialUsed andesite stone
nearRiver Elo River NERFINISHED
Progo River NERFINISHED
notableFor celestial beings carvings
intricate stone carvings
kalpataru tree carvings
reliefs of bodhisattvas
partOf Borobudur Temple
surface form: Borobudur–Mendut–Pawon temple alignment
region Kedu Plain
religion Buddhism
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1991
usedFor Buddhist pilgrimage route

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Sailendra dynasty built Pawon Temple
Kedu Plain near Pawon Temple
Samaratungga linkedSite Pawon Temple