The formation history Mendut

Mendut is a Buddhist temple located in the village Mendut, Mungkid district, Magelang regency, Central Java, in Indonesia, A Few kilometers from Borobudur temple. Fostered by the Dynasty Dynasty, inscriptions Karangtengah the roomates Stood 824 AD Called the king Indra that nurture this sacred building and renamed it as venuvana, namely "forest reed".

The art of temple building
Mendut 26.4 meters high. Actually the building is done instead of brick covered with stone originally so. This temple is located on a site of high principle seems to be a more intense and Regal. On top tread this principle, there is a hallway That surrounds the temple building. Climbed the stairs and the entrance facing toward the the southwest. Tube is the three-tiered temple, and adorned with small stupas, with 48 pieces of it still form.

Garnish
Decoration found on Mendut temple Criss-Cross is a decoration, Including Such carvings heavenly creatures as monkeys and birds Helang. On both sides of the ladder, there is a bas-relief Pancatantra and Jataka stories. The temple walls are decorated with bas-reliefs of Bodhisattvas, Whom Awalokiteswara, Maitreya, Wajrap?? I, and Manjusri. On the wall of the temple also, there are bas-reliefs of Kalpataru, two angels, Hariti (a witness WHO repented and Followed the Buddha), as well as?? Awaka.
Inside the main temple, there are three large Buddha statues, namely the Buddha Sakyamuni, with his hands in the form dharmacakramudra (mudra). In front of Buddha statues, there is a wheel-shaped bas-reliefs is flanked by a pair of deer, the symbol of Buddha. On the left anyway, there are statues Padmap?? I and on his right, statues Wajrap?? I. Now located in front of Buddha statues, incense and incense basketball for Donations. The visitors may turn on the incense and pray here.

Chronology of the temple repairs
• 1836: The temple was found and cleaned.
• 1897 - 1904: Tread principle and the temple repaired, but the results are less satisfactory.
• 1908: Temple repaired by Theodoor van Erp, with modified lovely.
• 1925: A beautiful stupa changed.

Buddhist Vihara Mendut
Right next Mendut, there is a Buddhist monastery That was once a Catholic monastery where the land is then to distribute to the people in the 1950s. Then the people's lands are purchased by a Buddhist foundation and nurtured upon the monastery. Inside this temple, there are dormitories, places of worship, parks, and Several statues of Buddha. Several statues Donated by Japan as were the resource persons.