The Sirih Temple: The Temple Made of Tuff Stone of the Outside of the Ancient Mataram

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10.2991/978-2-38476-224-8_6How to use a DOI?

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Wanua; Watak; material adaptations; temple pattern; local wisdom; village temples

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The Ancient Mataram was a Hindu-Buddhist kingdom centered in the Kedu-Prambanan area that ruled between the VIII - X AD centuries. This Kingdom has a fairly wide area covering Central Java and parts of East Java. As a kingdom with Hindu and Buddhist backgrounds, this kingdom has many temples as places of worship, with both religious backgrounds. Temples that were built in the centers of the kingdom were majestic with rich decorations and used selected materials, namely andesite and brick. The further away from the center of the kingdom, there are differences in the construction of the temples, the constructions and decorations are getting simpler, and the materials sometimes were adjusted to the availability of their environment. This does not mean that simple temples with adapted materials were showing a decrease in the quality of temples, this shows the local wisdom of how the local community was managing their religious needs by building places of worship or temples. The Sirih Temple which is in Kersan, Karanganyar Village, Weru District, Sukoharjo Regency is one of the temples on the outsides of Ancient Mataram. These simpler constructions represent temples of Watak or Wanua (Village) level which are far from the center of the kingdom. The abundance of tuff stones in their environment has inspired them to build The Sirih Temple Candi Sirih using these stones, which were regarded as having lower quality than andesite or brick. However, they were able to build the temple according to the pattern in the center of the Ancient Mataram kingdom.

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AU  - Baskoro Daru Tjahjono
AU  - Hery Priswanto
AU  - Muhammad Chawari
AU  - Mudjijono Mudjijono
AU  - Sofwan Noerwidi
AU  - Hari Wibowo
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/05/20
TI  - The Sirih Temple: The Temple Made of Tuff Stone of the Outside of the Ancient Mataram
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference of Local Wisdom (Incolwis 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 48
EP  - 62
SN  - 2352-5398
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