Mendut located 3 km to the east of the Borobudur Temple, a Buddhist temple which was built in 824 AD by King Indera of the dynasty. Inside Mendut there are 3 (three) big statue.
Cakyamuni who was sitting cross-legged with your hands turned the wheel of dharma.
Awalokiteswara as Bodhi Satwa help mankind
Awalokiteswara is a statue of Amitabha who is above the crown, Vajrapani. She is holding a red lotus flower is placed on the palm of the hand.
Maitreya as the savior of the future human
There are stories for children on the walls. This temple is often used to celebrate the Vesak ceremony every May on the night of full moon and visited by pilgrims from Indonesia and foreign countries.
This temple is older than Borobudur temple. Architecture and has a rectangular entrance on the ladder. The roof is also square and terraced, there is a stupa on top.
Mendut founded during the reign of King Indra of the dynasty dynasty. In the inscription of bertarikh Karangtengah 824 AD, mentioned that the king Indra has built a shrine called Veluvana which means bamboo forests. By a Dutch archeologist named J.G. de Casparis, this word is connected with Mendut.
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