Ijo Temple

To walk along the street leading to the southern part of the complex of the palace of Queen Boko is such an exciting journey, especially for lovers of cultural tourism. The reason is that there are many temples proliferating in this area. One of those rare Candi IJO IJO is spoken or a temple, a temple whose location is the highest compared to other temples in Yogyakarta.

Ijo Temple was built around the ninth century on a hill called the green hill where the altitude is 410 meters above sea level. Because at this point, you can enjoy not only the temple but later, as the natural terraces of farmland, with steep slopes. Although this is a fertile area, natural view of the entire temple is so beautiful to enjoy.

The complex consists of 17 buildings of the temple structures, which are divided into 11 terraces. The first step of the terrace in the courtyard terrace leads to the entrance of the ladder extends from west to east. Terrace building is the eleventh in the form of a perimeter wall of the phallic pole eight, four main buildings of the temple, and three ancillary temples. Placement of each building is based on the number of the terrace is not sacred. On the upper terrace is the most sacred.

Variants of the painting can be found from the entrance of this Hindu temple. Just at the entrance, there is a ratio of two giant heads and some of its attributes. These patterns and attributes found in Buddhist temples show that these temples are the forms of Hindu culture and acculturation Buddha. Some temples are huge reasons Ngawan, Plaosan and Sari.

Also described below under the statue of a woman and a man who drives a series of hand. This description may have some of the meanings, the first, as spells to ward off the evil spirit, and the second a symbol of unity between God Shiva and the goddess Umi. The unit is supposed that the beginning of the creation of the universe. It differs from Prambanan temple statues, natural style statues IJO Temple will not lead to eroticism.

Addressing the auxiliary temples on the eleventh day of the terrace, there is a pit can be used for burn victims. At the top of the pit back wall ventilation in the form of trapezoid and triangle. Pit reflects the Hindu society that worships Brahma, the god of fire. The three temples annexes show the cult community for the three Hindu gods, namely Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu.

Some of the works to keep the mystery of two tickets located in the building of the temple on the cover of sessions. One of the inscriptions is coded with the letter F with writing or Bluyutan Guywan is a place for meditation. Another entrance is a stone up to 14 cm and 9 cm thick and containing magical spells that are designed to be cursed. The magic spells were written 16 times and read parts of "Om Sarwwawinasa, Sarwwawinasa." The two inputs can be linked closely to events in Java then. What were the facts? That are not revealed until now.

A visit to this temple, you will find beautiful landscapes, temples and other have not. Looking down towards the west, you will see the planes take off and land on Adisutjipto International Airport. You see this landscape because Seribu Mountains where IJO temple is situated on the edge of the eastern part of the airport. It is because of the presence of this temple Adisutjipto airport can not be extended to the east.

Every detail of the temple has the useful things, and they invite visitors to reflect, so that the trip will not only fun time. Large paintings show the philosophy untitled creators of the community last Javanese who put more emphasis on the moral message presented by the works, instead of the creators or the greatness of their works.