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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sewu temple complex canonical | 2 |
| Kalasan temple | 1 |
| Sewu temple | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sewu temple complex Context triple: [Medang Kingdom, hasPart, Sewu temple complex]
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Borobudur Temple
Borobudur Temple is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument in Central Java renowned for its massive stepped pyramid structure and intricate stone reliefs, and is one of the most important archaeological and pilgrimage sites in Southeast Asia.
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Prambanan Temple
Prambanan Temple is a 9th-century Hindu temple complex in Central Java renowned for its towering, intricately carved shrines dedicated primarily to the Trimurti of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
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Temple of Amada
The Temple of Amada is an ancient Egyptian temple in Nubia, renowned as one of the region’s oldest surviving temples and noted for its finely preserved reliefs and inscriptions.
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Temple of the Tooth
The Temple of the Tooth is a sacred Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka, renowned for housing a revered relic believed to be a tooth of the Buddha and serving as a major pilgrimage and cultural site.
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Palitana temples
The Palitana temples are a renowned complex of hundreds of Jain temples atop Shatrunjaya Hill, revered as one of Jainism’s holiest pilgrimage sites.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sewu temple complex Target entity description: 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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A.
Borobudur Temple
Borobudur Temple is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument in Central Java renowned for its massive stepped pyramid structure and intricate stone reliefs, and is one of the most important archaeological and pilgrimage sites in Southeast Asia.
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B.
Prambanan Temple
Prambanan Temple is a 9th-century Hindu temple complex in Central Java renowned for its towering, intricately carved shrines dedicated primarily to the Trimurti of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
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C.
Temple of Amada
The Temple of Amada is an ancient Egyptian temple in Nubia, renowned as one of the region’s oldest surviving temples and noted for its finely preserved reliefs and inscriptions.
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D.
Temple of the Tooth
The Temple of the Tooth is a sacred Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka, renowned for housing a revered relic believed to be a tooth of the Buddha and serving as a major pilgrimage and cultural site.
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E.
Palitana temples
The Palitana temples are a renowned complex of hundreds of Jain temples atop Shatrunjaya Hill, revered as one of Jainism’s holiest pilgrimage sites.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple complex
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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
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surface form:
"Sewu" means "thousand" in Javanese
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| function | Buddhist monastic and ritual center ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of Indonesia
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surface form:
Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology
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| hasFeature |
Buddhist reliefs
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central main shrine ⓘ guardian statues (Dvarapala) ⓘ mandala-like layout ⓘ stone stupas ⓘ surrounding concentric rows of smaller shrines ⓘ |
| hasPart |
1 main temple
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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
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surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
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| secondLargest | Buddhist temple complex in Central Java ⓘ |
| style |
Central Javanese style
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Javanese Buddhist architecture ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist attraction ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | part of Prambanan Temple Compounds ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 642 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1991 ⓘ |
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Subject: Sewu temple complex Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (4)
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