Lumbung or Candi Lumbung is a 9th-century

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temple A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called churches), Hinduism (whose temples ...

compound located within the complex of Prambanan Temple Tourism Park, Central Java,

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. The original name of this temple is unknown, however the local Javanese named the temple " candi lumbung", which means " rice barn temple" in

Javanese language Javanese (, , ; , Aksara Jawa: , Pegon: , IPA: ) is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by the Javanese people from the central and eastern parts of the island of Java, Indonesia. There are also pockets of Javanese speakers on the nort ...

Location

It is located several hundred meters north from

Prambanan Prambanan ( id, Candi Prambanan, jv, ꦫꦫꦗꦺꦴꦁꦒꦿꦁ, Rara Jonggrang) is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, dedicated to the Trimūrti, the expression of God as the Creator (Brahma), the P ...

temple, next to the

Bubrah Bubrah ( jv, ꦕꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦧꦸꦧꦿꦃ, Candhi Bubrah) is a 9th-century Buddhist temple located within the complex of the Prambanan Temple Archaeological Park, in Central Java, Indonesia. Experts believe that the temple was designed as a p ...

temple. The temple is located within Prambanan or

Kewu Plain Kewu Plain, also known as Prambanan Plain or Opak River valley, is a fertile volcanic plain that lies between Merapi-Merbabu complex in the north, Bantul lowlands and Sewu karst limestone range in the south, Bengawan Solo river valley in the eas ...

, an archaeologically rich area dotted with numerous Hindu-Buddhist temples dated circa 8th to 9th century CE.

History

The temple bears so much similarities with nearby

Sewu Sewu ( jv, ꦱꦺꦮꦸ, Sèwu) is an eighth century Mahayana Buddhist temple located 800 metres north of Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia. The word for a Hindu or Buddhist temple in Indonesian is "candi," hence the common name is "Candi Se ...

temple, except it is smaller in scale. The

Kelurak inscription The Kelurak inscription is an inscription dated 704 Saka (782 CE), written in Sanskrit with Pranagari script, discovered near Lumbung temple in Kelurak village, Central Java, Indonesia. Lumbung temple is a bit north of Prambanan temple in Yogyaka ...

dated 704 Saka (782 CE) was discovered near this temple. The inscription mentioned about the construction of a temple compound dedicated to

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. The mentioned temple was probably refer to

temple instead of Lumbung. According to its architectural style similarities with Sewu, the temple was built in the 9th century at the time of the Ancient Mataram Kingdom.V.M.Y. Degroot, Candi, Space and Landscape: "A Study on the Distribution, Orientation and Spatial Organization of Central Javanese Temple Remains", 2010, Sidestone Press It was around the same period with Sewu and Bubrah temple, yet older than Prambanan.

Structure

This temple compound is composed of a main temple surrounded by 16 ''perwara'' (smaller) temples in concentric formal layout. The architectural style is similar to those of the

temple complex nearby. Just like the Sewu and Prambanan temples, this temple faces east with its main entrance located on the east side of the temple compound. However the temple can be reached from all cardinal points. The structure is crowned with stupas. Compared to the ruins of Bubrah temple nearby, the compound of Lumbung temple is still in relatively good condition. Lumbung_temple_from_a_distance,_23_November_2013

Lumbung_temple_from_a_distance,_23_November_2013

References

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