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Hariti
Keywords :
| Site common name | Candi Mendut |
|---|---|
| Type of artwork | Sculpture |
| Village | - |
| Province/City | - |
| State | Central Java |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree | Lat : 7.604722 Long : 110.23 |
| History of production | Candi Mendut was built in Centra Java by Sai Lane dynasty in 14th century BE. It was built in Mahayana around the same period as Borobudur. Candi Mendut is in the same area as Candi Pawon and Borobudur. |
|---|---|
| Period | Historical Period |
| Art period | Mid Central Javanese Art |
| Age | 13th-15th century BE |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Sect | Mahayana |
| Religion and belief | Hariti is a giant in Buddhism. She is a Child’s guardian and she is surrounded by many children. In other words, she gave the child to the believer. For this reason, she is related to fertility as well as Kubera. Some said that she is the wife of Kubera. The presence of both Hariti and Kubera at the entrance shows their blessings to the believers. |
| Related artwork | The statues of both Hariti and Kubera who are giants of fertility appear when walking to the front of the monthop, |
| Type of License | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) |
|---|---|
| Rights | Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre |
| Date of record creation | 2015-07-01 |
| Record creator | Chedha Tingsanchali |
