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After a visit to Prambanan, for not far from beautiful Hindu temple in the world you will also find other temples are equally compelling. Drove to the north as far as 1 km, you will find Plaosan, a temple that was built by Rakai Pikatan to the queen, Pramudyawardani. Located in the Village District Bugisan Prambanan temple architecture is a blend of Hindu and Buddhist.Plaosan complex is divided into two groups, namely Plaosan Temple and Plaosan temple. Second temple has a rectangular patio surrounded by a wall, which shaped meditation substation in the west and the stupa on the other side. Because of that similarity, the appearance Candi Lor and Kidul nearly identical when viewed from a distance so far Plaosan also often called the twin temples.

Lor Temple building has a central courtyard surrounded by a wall with the entrance on the west. At the center of the page there is a marquee measuring 21.62 m x 19 m. In the eastern part of the pavilion there are three altars, the altar north, east and south. Overview Amitbha, Ratnasambhava, Vairochana, and Aksobya there at the altar of the east. Stupa Samantabadhara and Ksitigarbha figure in northern altar, while Manjusri picture found in western altar.

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Plaosan temple also has a pavilion in the center surrounded by 8 small temples are divided into 2 levels and each level consists of 4 temples. There is also a picture Amitbha Tathagata, vajra Vajrapani with attributes Utpala and Prajnaparamita is considered the "mother of all Buddhas". Some other pictures can still be found but not at the original place. Manujri figure which, according to a Dutch scientist named Krom is significant also found.Part Bas reliefs of this temple has a unique picture both men and women. There is a man who portrayed sitting cross-legged with hands to worship as well as the figure of a man with his hands vara mudra and vases on foot surrounded by six smaller man. A woman there is depicted standing with hands vara mudra, while around him there are books, pallet and vases. Krom argued that the figures he was the picture of a woman patron supporter of the two temples.The entire complex has 116 stupas Plaosan ancillary and 50 ancillary temples. Stupa chapel can be seen on all sides of the main temple, as well as ancillary temples are smaller. When walking to the north, you can see open building called Mandapa. Two inscriptions can also be found, the inscription on the gold coins in the north of the main temple and an inscription written on a stone in the first row ancillary temples.

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One peculiarity Plaosan is a terrace surface is smooth. Krom argued temple terrace is in contrast to other temples built terraces in the same period. According to him, it was associated with the function of the temple at the time suspected to store the canonical texts of Buddhist monks. Other allegations came from Dutch scientists, if the number of priests in the area a bit so maybe terrace was used as a temple (Buddhist temple).If you look around the temple, you will know that Plaosan actually a vast temple complex. It can be seen from the existence of a fence along the 460 m from north to south and 290 m from east to west, also interior fence consisting of a trench along the 440 m from north to south and 270 m from west to east. Trenches that make up the interior of the fence can be seen by walking eastwards through the middle of this historic building.