Sewu temple complex

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Sewu temple complex is a large 8th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple compound near Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia, notable as one of the oldest and second-largest Buddhist temple complexes on the island.

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Sewu temple complex canonical 2
Kalasan temple 1
Sewu temple 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple complex
archaeological site
cultural heritage site
builtBy Mataram Kingdom (Medang) rulers
Sailendra dynasty
constructionStartCentury 8th century
constructionStartDate circa 8th century
country Indonesia
dedicatedTo Bodhisattva
etymology "Thousand Doors" in Javanese
surface form: "Sewu" means "thousand" in Javanese
function Buddhist monastic and ritual center
governingBody Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of Indonesia
surface form: Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology
hasFeature Buddhist reliefs
central main shrine
guardian statues (Dvarapala)
mandala-like layout
stone stupas
surrounding concentric rows of smaller shrines
hasPart 1 main temple
240 pervara (ancillary) temples
8 intermediate temples
hasRestoration 20th century restoration works
heritageDesignation national cultural heritage of Indonesia
isPartOf Prambanan Temple
surface form: Prambanan temple compounds
languageOfNativeName Indonesian
locatedIn Java
surface form: Central Java

Indonesia
Prambanan subdistrict
surface form: Prambanan plain
material andesite stone
nativeName Candi Sewu
near Bubrah temple
Lumbung temple
Plaosan temple complex
Prambanan Temple
surface form: Prambanan temple

Yogyakarta
numberOfTemples 249
oneOfTheOldest Buddhist temple complexes in Central Java
period Classical Javanese period
region Java
religion Mahayana
surface form: Mahayana Buddhism
secondLargest Buddhist temple complex in Central Java
style Central Javanese style
Javanese Buddhist architecture
tourism popular tourist attraction
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite part of Prambanan Temple Compounds
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 642
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1991

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Medang Kingdom hasPart Sewu temple complex
Medang Kingdom hasPart Sewu temple complex
this entity surface form: Kalasan temple
Plaosan temple complex locatedNear Sewu temple complex
this entity surface form: Sewu temple
Bubrah temple associatedWith Sewu temple complex
subject surface form: Bubrah Temple