Singhasari temple
Singhasari temple or Candi Singhasari is a 13th-century syncretic Hindu-Buddhist temple located in Singosari district, Malang Regency, East Java in Indonesia.
Location
The temple is located on Jalan Kertanegara, Candirenggo village, Singosari district, about 10 kilometres north from Malang city, on the valley between two mountain ranges, the Tengger-Bromo in the east and Arjuno-Welirang in the west, with elevation 512 metres above sea level. The temple orientation is facing northwest towards Mount Arjuno. It is linked to the historical Singhasari kingdom of East Java, as the site around the temple is believed to be the center of Javanese court of Singhasari.
History
The temple was mentioned in the Javanese poem Nagarakretagama canto 37:7 and 38:3 and also in Gajah Mada inscription dated 1351 and discovered in the temple's yard. According to these sources, the temple is the funerary temple of King Kertanagara (ruled 1268 — 1292), the last king of the Singhasari dynasty, whose assassination in 1292 by Jayakatwang of Gelang-gelang finally led to the establishment of Majapahit rule.
The temple's unfinished state can be seen in the incomplete kala head over its lower entrance. The temple faces northwest. Its lower level is Shaiva, but the temple has a second cella on the upper level, that was a Buddhist dedication.[1] Alternate spellings: Kertanagara for Kertanegara, and Singosari for Singhasari.
Significant features of the temple include:[2]
- A pair of colossal Dvarapalas--giant monolith statues as the guardians of Singhasari royal cemeteries
- A well-carved Kala on the west upper face
- A large original statue of Shiva as Batara Guru (or, perhaps, Shiva as Agastya) in the lower southern cella.
Gallery
- Shiva as Batara Guru or Rsi Agastya, Singhasari
- Kala's head above the portal of Singhasari temple
- One of a pair of dvarapalas
See also
- Buddhism in Indonesia
- Candi of Indonesia
- Hinduism in Indonesia
- Hinduism in Java
- Indonesian Esoteric Buddhism
- Prajnaparamita of Java
References
7°53′16″S 112°39′50″E / 7.88778°S 112.66389°E / -7.88778; 112.66389
- v
- t
- e
- Aceh Tsunami Museum
- Ampera Bridge
- Baiturrahman Grand Mosque
- Bagansiapiapi
- Bandar Lampung City
- Barelang Bridge
- Berastagi
- Bintan Island
- Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park
- Bukit Lawang
- East Lampung Regency
- Gunongan Historical Park
- Jam Gadang
- Kerinci Seblat National Park
- Krakatoa
- Lagundri Bay
- Lampung Bay
- Lake Maninjau
- Lake Singkarak
- Lake Toba
- Lumbini Natural Park
- Maimun Palace
- Mentawai Islands Regency
- Metro City
- Mursala Island
- Nias
- Pagaruyung Palace
- Penyengat Island
- Pugung Raharjo
- Sabang
- Samosir Island
- Sipura
- Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra
- Way Kambas National Park
- Alas Purwo National Park
- Ancol Dreamland
- Anyer
- Arjuno-Welirang
- Baluran National Park
- Banyuwangi Regency
- Batu City
- Baturraden
- Bogor Palace
- Borobudur
- Cemoro Lawang
- Ciletuh-Palabuhanratu Geopark
- Cukang Taneuh
- Dieng Volcanic Complex
- Ceto Temple
- G-Land
- Gembira Loka Zoo
- Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park
- Heroes Monument
- House of Sampoerna
- Ijen Crater
- Istiqlal Mosque
- Jalesveva Jayamahe Monument
- Jawa Timur Park
- Karimunjawa National Park
- Kawah Putih
- Kenjeran Bridge
- Keraton Kasepuhan
- Keraton Kacirebonan
- Keraton Kanoman
- Keraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat
- Malang
- Meru Betiri National Park
- Mount Bromo
- Mount Halimun Salak National Park
- Mount Merapi
- Mount Semeru
- Mrapen
- Museum Angkut
- Nusa Barong
- Pangandaran
- Patenggang Lake
- Palabuhanratu
- Penataran
- Prambanan
- Puncak
- Ragunan Zoo
- Ranu Kumbolo
- Ranu Pani
- Sangiran
- Sempu island
- Sidoarjo mud flow
- Sukorambi Botanical Garden
- Surabaya Zoo
- Suramadu Bridge
- Taman Mini Indonesia Indah
- Tangkuban Perahu
- Thousand Islands
- Tirto Samodra Beach
- Tretes
- Trowulan
- Yogyakarta City
- Ujung Kulon National Park
- Bantimurung – Bulusaraung National Park
- Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park
- Bunaken National Park
- Gandang Dewata National Park
- Kepulauan Togean National Park
- Lake Tempe
- Lore Lindu National Park
- Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park
- Taka Bone Rate National Park
- Toraja
- Trans Studio Makassar
- Wakatobi National Park
- Awang Bay
- Bedugul
- Bali Bird Park
- Bali Safari and Marine Park
- Canggu
- Cempi Bay
- Dreamland Beach
- Garuda Wisnu Kencana
- Gili Air
- Gili Meno
- Gili Trawangan
- Goa Gajah
- Gunung Rinjani National Park
- Jimbaran
- Kelimutu
- Kintamani
- Komodo National Park
- Kuta
- Lake Segara Anak
- Lovina Beach
- Mandalika
- Mount Rinjani
- Mount Tambora
- Moyo Island
- Nusa Dua
- Nusa Penida
- Nusa Lembongan
- Pecatu
- Rinca
- Sanur
- Seminyak
- Senggigi
- Tampaksiring
- Taman Werdhi Budaya Art Centre
- Tanah Lot
- Tanjung Ringgit
- Tirta Gangga
- Ubud
- Ujung Water Palace
- Uluwatu