This temple is estimated to date from the 7th - 12th century AD.
This temple complex area is located on an area of 3,981 hectares or 8 times the area of the Borobudur temple complex and is the largest in Southeast Asia.
It is twice the size of Cambodia's Angkor Wat. But for the size of the temple, the Borobudur Temple is still bigger, because Borobudur is a temple," said Mr Asril, the caretaker of this temple.
This temple complex is one of the relics of the Sriwijaya Kingdom which is currently located in Jambi Province.
Various artifacts from the era of the Sriwijaya Kingdom were found in this temple complex.
It is known that this temple is one of the Buddhist universities or campuses, a relic of the Sriwijaya Kingdom.
This was revealed by an archaeologist from the Ministry of Education and Culture, Mr. Agus Widiatmoko.
There are similarities between this temple and Nalanda University in India.
It is estimated that when the Srivijaya Kingdom was victorious around 784, they sent their students to study at Nalanda University.
Sriwijaya is also known to have built 2,000 rooms and a library for its students in India.
When the Buddhist Dharma teachings in India were destroyed due to invasions from other countries, Nalanda University moved to Sumatra or to this temple.
Graduates of this temple who returned to India finally carried out religious reforms in Tibet.
So until now, there are several prayers in Tibet that mention the names of teachers in the archipelago.
Located on Lake Lamo, Maro Sebo, Muaro Jambi Regency, close to the Batang Hari River, this temple is named MUAROJAMBI Temple.
Muarojambi temple complex area has 82 ruins (menapo) ancient buildings.
Currently, there are eight temple buildings that have been intensively excavated or restored and preserved by the Jambi Cultural Heritage Preservation Center (BPCB).
The Muaro Jambi temple complex was first reported in 1824 by a British lieutenant named S.C. Crooke who did the mapping of watersheds for military purposes. It was only in 1975 that the Indonesian government began to carry out a serious restoration led by R. Soekmono.
Based on some of the plates found, the epigrapher Mr. Boechari concluded that the relics ranged from the 7th-12th century AD.
From the many discoveries that exist, Mr. Junus Satrio Atmodjo concluded that the area was once inhabited and became a meeting place for various cultures.
There are beads that come from Persia, China, and India.
Buddhism is thought to be the majority religion with the discovery of plates that read "wajra" on several temples that make up the mandala.
8 окт 2024
