What is Kalasan?
{{Infobox historic building |image=Kalasan Temple from the north-east, 23 November 2013.jpg |caption= Kalasan Temple |name=Kalasan Temple |map_type=Indonesia Java#Indonesia |map_size=258 |coordinates = {{coord|-7.767311|110.472335|display=inline}} |location_town=Kalasan, [[Sleman Regency]], [[Special Region of Yogyakarta]] |location_country=[[Indonesia]] |architect= |client=[[Sailendra]] |engineer= |construction_start_date= |completion_date= circa 8th century |date_demolished= |cost= |structural_system= |style=Buddhist [[candi of Indonesia|candi]] |size= }} '''Kalasan''' ({{lang-id|Candi Kalasan}}) is a [[Buddhist]] temple built in the 8-century during [[Sailendra]] dynasty and located near [[Sewu]] temple in [[Yogyakarta]] region of [[Indonesia]]. Based on Kalasan inscription (dated 778 AD written in [[Sanskrit]] with Pranagari script), Kalasan temple was created by King 'Guru Sang Raja Sailendravamçatilaka' as sacred building dedicated to the goddess [[Tara (Devi)]].<ref>{{cite book|last= Coedès|first= George|editor= Walter F. Vella|others= trans.Susan Brown Cowing|title= The Indianized States of Southeast Asia|year= 1968|publisher= University of Hawaii Press|isbn= 978-0-8248-0368-1}}</ref> == Gallery == <gallery> Image:Kalasan Kala.jpg|The Kala's head on the southern door of the temple. Image:Kalasan Niche.jpg|Another Kala's head in the other temple door. </gallery> ==Related pages== * [[Borobudur]] Buddhist temple * [[Pawon]] Buddhist temple * [[Mendut]] Buddhist temple * [[Sewu]] Buddhist temple * [[Prambanan]] Hindu temple == References == {{reflist}} {{WHSite}} [[Category:Java]] [[Category:World Heritage Sites in Asia]] [[Category:Buddhist temples]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Indonesia]] [[Category:8th-century buildings and structures]] [[Category:Special Region of Yogyakarta]] {{asia-stub}}