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Kalasan Temple

Kalasan Temple lies in Kalibening village, Tirtamani, Sleman, Yogyakarta. The Kalasan inscription says that the temple is also called Kalibening because the temple lies in Kalibening village. There is another temple named Sari Temple, which is not too far from Kalasan temple. Both temples are similarly beautiful and subtle sculpture buildings. Another distinctive feature observed was that the second temple used to coat Vajralepa ornaments and reliefs on the exterior walls.

The temple was built by the king in time for various purposes of worship, as a residence for monks, and as a royal center where operations or religious teaching. The information about Kalasan loaded in the inscription was written in 778 AD. The Sanskrit written inscription uses the letters Pranagari. In the Kalasan temple inscription explained, religious advisors have suggested that the Syailendra dynasty Maharaja Tejapurnama Panangkarana sacred building to worship Goddess Tara and a monastery for Buddhist monks. According to King Balitung's inscription, Tejapurnama Panangkarana Rakai Panangkaran is none other than King Sanjaya's son of the Mataram Hindu Kingdom.

Rakai Panangkaran later became the second Mataram Hindu king. From 750 to 850 AD, the northern region of Central Java was ruled by kings of the Sanjaya dynasty of the Hindu God Shiva and worshiped. The evidence is from the character of the temple built in this area. During the same period, the Wangsa dynasty Buddhist Mahayana had already leaned Tantryana flow and power in the southern part of Central Java. The temple division influenced buildings in their respective areas at the time. Both dynasties incorporate the marriage of Rakai Pikatan (838-851 AD) with Pramodawardhani, the crown of the prince Maharaja Samarattungga dynasty.