Friday, January 13, 2012

Gunung Kawi Temple





Gunung Kawi is legacy of archaeological complex consisting 
of two tyepes : 

1.Kompleks Temple
This temple complex itself consists of two rows. Rows in the east of the river as much as 5 pieces Pakerisan cand, and row west of the river as much as 5 temples scattered in the northern row of 4 pieces of the temple and a temple far to the south terlatak separate from the other temples. In the row above the river east of the temple is located at the north there is a paper type Kadiri, which reads “Ing Jalu Lumah Haji” Haji means King, Lumah means enshrine (made ​​holy temple for the sacred monument) or sidha deity that mean a return to nature gods, Ing Jalu means in Pakerisan. Kris Jalu literally, as well as understanding the overall meaning is: King of the sacred river Pakerisan. On the basis of the alleged temple was to King Udayana. To the south of the temple above the second temple there is an inscription that reads “Rwa Nakira” which means son of two. With text based on the temple that is also for the second son of King Udayana is Marakata and Anak Wungsu. The other temples are allegedly for the Empress of the King. Other temples are as much as 4 pieces which lies to the west of the river dedicated to the King’s Consort. The temple is located deep in the southern part was dedicated to the Prime Minister of the King, because the temple there is a writing which reads “Rakriyan” which is the title given to high officials of the kingdom at that time






2. Vihara complex
Temple complex used as a residence and a place to meditate. Consisting of several niches, centrally locate in Pakerisan across east river, south of the complex of temples east of the river. Other Other recesses dispersed and located near the cluster enshrinement.
One of the niche is a cave located at the north corner, separate from other complex niche, this niche seems to function very special. In the niche of the cave, there is a hole in the middle floor. Maybe the hole was used as a place to put tools in the form of Fire Homa ceremony. On this basis the cave that can be expected to function as a place of meditation. In front of the cave as a place of meditation, there are several pieces pripih (rectangular stone nine holes) are first placed in the enshrinement. The existence of as many as nine holes on this pripih worn premise that pripih cosmos is the symbol that is usually associated with the Gods Nawa Sanga (9 main temple of  Bali)



"KOMANG FERRY"










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