Candi Pawon

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Site common name	Candi Pawon
Type of artwork	Architecture
Village	-
Province/City	Wonosobo
State	Central Java
Country	Indonesia
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : -7.606111 Long : 110.219444

History of production	Locates near Borobudur, Candi Pawon was consecrated under Mahayana Buddhism. It was constructed by the Mahayanist Shailendra Dynasty.
Art	Despite being small, Candi Pawon is one of the most beautiful temple of the Mid Central Javanese period. The temple rests on the high circumambulatory platform, which is similar to Candi Mendut. The body is divided into three parts. The central projection is beautified by the Kalpavriksha or the wish-fulfilling mythical tree symbolizing the fertility. The side parts of the body are decorated with the standing figures of Bodhisattvas. The superstructure is decorated with the series of Stupikas (miniature stupas which is the identity of the period. Stupikas suggest that the temple belongs to Buddhism. The staircase’s balustrades are also decorated by the the wish-fulfilling mythical tree blessing the fertility to the devotees.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Early Central Javanese Art
Age	8th-9th Century A.D.
Religion	Buddhism
Sect	Mahayana

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2015-02-00
Record creator	Chedha Tingsanchali