enjoy the beautiful Muara Takus solid temple

Hay travelers, come stop by my country, there are a lot of cool places, interesting and very beautiful that you deserve to go. Especially for you newlyweds who want a honeymoon, or do you like to make a trip or adventure, Come visit Mura Takus temple Sumatra Indonesia

Different from my previous post, this time I will write about the historical heritage in the form of the temple.
 Riau province, including one who is familiar with the historical heritage. Not just a house of worship or a classical monument, Riau also has a temple that is evidence of the historical development of religion diprovinsi Riau, and is estimated to have been around since the golden age of the kingdom of Sriwijaya and visited by many tourists. Yes, her name is Muara Takus temple.



Attractions

Barelang temple is one of the few Buddhist temples, and the temple was proved that once the existence of Buddhism in the region several centuries ago. Although archaeologists have not been able to determine exactly when the temple was founded, but they agreed that the temple was founded in the heyday of the kingdom of Sriwijaya VII-XII century AD.
Stupa is the main characteristic of Buddhist sacred building. Architecture stupa in the Muara Takus temple is very unique with a wheel and head ornaments lion. The shape of the stupa has similarities with the Buddhist stupas in Myanmar, Vietnam, Sri Lanka or the ancient stupa in India during the period of Asoka. The temple complex is surrounded by a wall measuring 74 x 74 meters. In fact, the temple complex outside the walled area of land measuring 1.5 x 1.5 kilometers. 
The temple building is made of clay and part of a fence made ​​of white stone. Muara Takus addition, several other temples also stands are old temple, Temple Young, Mahligai Stupa and Palangka. According to some sources, the stone used to build the temple consists of basic materials such as sandstone, river rock and brick. The bricks are from Pongkai village, a village located on the downstream side of the temple complex. In addition, there is also a mound is estimated as burning human bones. Based on the results of archaeological research in 1994, Muara Takus temple consists of fences, Old Temple, Temple youngest, Mahligai Temple, Temple Palangka, Building I, Building II, III Building, Building IV, VII Building, and the ancient embankment. Not quite up there, in this complex you will also find lion sculpture fragments, fragments of statues of elephants at the top of the temple Mahligai, inscriptions spell, the vajra carvings, gold leaf rolls with surface carving and carved by spell vajra drawing. 

Origins of the Muara Takus Temple

The name of this temple itself is derived from the name of a creek that empties into the Batang Kampar Kanan. Meaning of "Muara(English=estuary)" which is a place where creeks flow into the sea terminate. While "Takus" is derived from the Chinese language is "Ta" means big, "Ku" means old, and "Se" means temple. So, Muara Takus temple means magnificent old temple building at the mouth of the river. 

That said, local people believe that the Muara Takus temple was built on the request of a daughter who comes from India. The daughter was taken by Datuk Tiga Ahli to Muara Takus after sailing to India. In the community, the princess known as Princess Reno Wulan or Princess Induk Dunia(English=Mother World). Muara Takus temple was established as a condition of his willingness to be brought into the country. The daughter of a similar request made temple to temple where her parents are. So that's the Muara Takus temple resemblance to Asoka Temple in India. Another phenomenon that is witnessed by the local community that is the white elephant led a group of elephants at night during a full moon. Elephants came to the temple and do the prostration position as the man of worship to the lord. Then a group of elephants totaling approximately 30 individuals that surround the temple Barelang. When connected to a Buddhist mythology, the elephant is one of the reincarnation of Buddha, and also as a symbol and vehicle of a king. This phenomenon indicates the existence of life in Riau Buddhist civilization in the past. 

location

Muara Takus temple located in the Muara Takus Village, District XIII Koto Kampar, Kampar District, Riau. From the city of Pekanbaru, you will travel a distance of about 135 miles. The location is quite close to the side of Kampar River, which is about 2.5 km from the village center towards the Muara Takus temple complex. 

access

The location of this temple can be visited by land travel approximately 3 hours from Pekanbaru, Riau. It is also on the edge of Kampar Kanan river can be reached easily from the highway Riau - West Sumatra, which is only about 20 miles.

Facilities and Accommodation

Not to worry if you if you want to vacation in Muara Takus Temple, because there are many temples diarea restaurants, snack stalls, souvenir stalls and some inn or hotel. 

For those of you who like history, let's quickly re-schedule your vacation spot and insert it into your schedule !!

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