Temple Plaosan Bugisan located in the Village

Temple Plaosan Bugisan located in the Village, District of Prambanan, Klaten Regency, approximately 1.5 km to the east of Sewu. This temple is an ancient building complex which is divided into two, namely complex Plaosan Lor (lor in Javanese means north) and South Plaosan temple complex (south in the Java language means south). Sculpture contained in Plaosan very smooth and detailed, similar to those found in the temple Borobudur Sewu, and Candi Sari.

Plaosan which is a Buddhist temple was built by experts predicted during the reign of Rakai Pikatan of the Hindu Kingdom of Mataram, which is at the beginning of the 9th century AD One of the experts who support that notion is De Casparis who hold to the content of Cri Kahulunan Inscription (842 AD). The inscription states that the temple was built by Queen Plaosan Lor Sri Kahulunan, with the support of her husband. According to De Casparis, Sri Kahulunan is Pramodhawardani title, the daughter of King Samarattungga from Wangsa dynasty. The Princess, who embraced Buddhism, was married to Rakai Pikatan from Wangsa Sanjaya, who embraced Hinduism.

Another opinion about Plaosan development is that the temple was built before the reign of Rakai Pikatan. According Anggraeni, who referred to Sri Kahulunan is the mother who ruled Garung Rakai Rakai Mataram before Pikatan. Rakai Pikatan reign too brief to be able to build a temple for Plaosan. Rakai Pikatan chapel built after the construction of the main temple.

In October 2003, at the complex near the temple complex ancillary temples in South Plaosan found an inscription which is estimated to come from the 9th century AD Inscription made of gold plate measuring 18.5 x 2.2 cm. contains inscription in Sanskrit written in ancient Javanese script. The contents of the inscription is still unknown, but according to Tjahjono Prasodjo, epigraphical assigned to read it, it reinforces the notion that inscriptions Plaosan built during the reign of Rakai Pikatan.

Plaosan Lor

Plaosan Lor is a vast complex of enshrinement. In front (west) complex there are two pairs Plaosan Lor Dwarapala statues facing each other, a pair is located at the north entrance and a pair at the entrance to the south. Each of these human-tall statue in a sitting position on the folded right leg with left leg bent in front of the body. His right hand holds a mace, while the left hand on left knee tertumpang.

In the court of the north there is a square stone terrace surrounded by rows of stone base. Allegedly stone terrace is a place laid offerings. It is said that on top of the terrace there was a wooden building, while on their respective pedestals there was a statue of Dhyani Buddha.

The terrace of similar but smaller in the south there are also complex Plaosan Lor. In the court of the northern complex Plaosan also there were 6 large stupa.

In the central complex Plaosan Lor there are two two-storey building which is the main temple. Both buildings are facing west and each surrounded by a stone fence.

Stone walls that enclose each of the main temple is surrounded by a chapel which originally numbered 174, consisting of 58 small temples berdenah base building and 116 square-shaped stupa. Seven temples lined up on each side of the north and south of every major temples, 19 temples lined the east or behind the two main temples, while 17 of the temple again lined up in front of the two main temples. Almost all the current chapel was in ruins.

In every corner of chapel row there is still a smaller temple that was surrounded by two rows of pedestals are also interspersed with a smaller temple on every corner.

On the west side of the stone fence that surrounds each of the main building there is a gate of the gate paduraksa, the roof is decorated with a row of small crown. Top of arch-shaped roof of a small square with a crown on it.

Each of the main temple building on their feet as high as about 60 cm without a corridor that surrounds the body. The stairs to the door is equipped with a ladder cheek dragon headdress on its base. Frame decorated with carved doors and floral tendrils. Above the doorway there headdress Kala without lower jaw.

Along the outer wall of the main body of the second temple was decorated by reliefs depicting men and women who were standing in a size that approaches the size of real human beings. Reliefs on temple walls in the south describe men, while in the temple in the north of portraying women.

The inside of the second main building is divided into six rooms, three rooms located at the bottom, while the three other rooms are located on the second. The floor board which limits both its current level is not there anymore, but still visible on the walls of the former place to install floor grooves.

In the living room there are 3 statues of Buddha sitting on top padadmasana row facing the door, but the Buddha statue in the middle has disappeared. On the wall in left and right of the room there is a niche that seems to put the lighting. Niche is flanked by reliefs Kuwera and Hariti.

On the left and right, near the main door, there is the connecting door to the room side. The composition of the second room down the other, either in buildings or in buildings north of the south, similar to the arrangement in the living room. On the east side there are 3 statues of Buddha sitting on top padadmasana lined up facing west. Buddha statue in the middle also has disappeared.

South Plaosan

The temple is located in southern South Plaosan Plaosan Lor, separated by a highway. When the complex Palosan Lor second main temple was still standing with magnificent temple complex in South Plaosan main temple was in ruins. Which still stands just a few of chapel.