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Sojiwan Temple

Sojiwan Temple

INDONESIA, Central Java, Prambanan

Also spelled Sajiwan, this temple was built around the late 8th century during the Sailendra dynasty (circa 750–850). Most of the buildings are damaged and they are currently undergoing restoration.
The remains of the temple include the main shrine and traces of some ancillary shrines and stupas. The main shrine faces west and is constructed with andesite stone. It has a square plan with multiple corners and is built on top of a single-tier base platform. There is a single chamber within the shrine. Carvings of the kirtimukha are seen above the doorways. There are reliefs of Jataka tales along the outer walls of the base platform and on both sides of the entrances.

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S, page 1038.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Sojiwan Temple." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S, vol. 3, 2016, pp. 1038.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang and Lewis Lancaster. 2016. "Sojiwan Temple" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S, 3:1038.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, & Lancaster, L. (2016). Sojiwan Temple. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S (Vol. 3, pp. 1038).
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author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Johnson, Peter and Mankuang and Lancaster, Lewis,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S},
pages = 1038,
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volume = 3,
year = {2016}}


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