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Jawi Temple
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Jawi temple (Indonesian: Candi Jawi, original name: Jajawa) is a

syncretic Hindu-Buddhist candi (temple) dated from late 13th
century Singhasari kingdom. The temple is located on the eastern
slope of Mount Welirang, Candi Wates village, Kecamatan Prigen,
Pasuruan, East Java, Indonesia, approximately 31 kilometers west
of Pasuruan city or 41 kilometers south of Surabaya.[1] The temple
located on the main road between Kecamatan Pandaan - Kecamatan
Prigen and Pringebukan. The temple was thought to be a Hindu-
Buddhist place of worship, however the temple actually was
dedicated as mortuary temple to honor King Kertanegara, the last
king of Singhasari. It is believed that the ashes of the late king was
also placed in two more temples, the Singhasari and Jago temple.

The Nagarakretagama canto 56 mentioned this temple as Jajawa.

King Kertanegara of Singhasari ordered the construction of this
temple to provide a place of worship for the adherents of Shiva-
Buddha sect, a syncretic religion patronage by the king.[1]

Candi Jawi in Prigen, Pasuruan, East

Contents Java, the base is made of black stones,
while the upper parts are made from
1 Architecture white stones.
2 Nagarakretagama descriptions
3 Gallery
4 References
5 External links

Architecture
The temple compound measured 40 x 60 square meters, enclosed within 2 meters high red brick wall. The
temple is surrounded by a moat filled with flowering lotus plants. The temple measures 24.5 meters high
with the base of the structure measured 14.2 x 9.5 meters.[1] The temple structure is tall and slender with the
tall receding towering roof crowned with the combination pinnacle of cube and stupa. The door of the main
cella and the main stairs faces east.

Nagarakretagama descriptions
According to Nagarakretagama, in the year 1359 CE, on his return from an extended tour of the eastern
provinces, King Hayam Wuruk of Majapahit stopped off at the temple of Jajawa (Jawi) at Pandaan, in the
foothills of Mount Welirang. His purpose was to place offerings at the shrine of his great-grandfather
Kertanagara, last king of Singhasari, in whose memory the temple had been built. The Nagarakretagama
describes in great detail the magnificence of the sacred compound. The principal monument, in particular,
was unique in that it was a Shivaite sanctuary crowned with a Buddhist ornament. It thus reflected clearly
the advanced religious philosophy expounded by Kertanagara, who is said on his death, have returned to the
realm of 'ShivaBuddha'. The shrine further contained two mortuary statues of the king, representing the

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essence of both religions. Yet, as Prapanca explains in his poem, the

image of the Buddha Akshobya had mysteriously disappeared at a
time when the monument had been struck by lightning in 1331.
While regretting that the statue had vanished, it was accepted as a
sign of the Buddha's supreme manifestation, nyat that of
non-being or nothingness.[2]

There were also other Shivaite statues discovered in temple's niches,

such as the image of Nandisvara, Durga, Ganesha, Nandi and
Brahma, however these statues has been removed and stored in the
A maquette of Jawi temple in
museums. The statue of Durga is stored in Mpu Tantular Museum,
Trowulan Museum.
Surabaya, while the rest are stored in Trowulan Museum. The
Brahma statue however is missing, probably broken to pieces since
fragments of the statue can be found in temple's store room. The temple had undergone restoration projects
twice, the first was conducted between 1938-1941 and the second was in 1975-1980. The temple
reconstruction project completed in 1982.

Gallery

The portal of Candi Jawi Yoni inside the garbagriha Makara flanking the stairs
(main chamber)

References
1. "Candi Jawi". Perpustakaan 2. "Shiwa - Buddha". East 21 February 2013.
Nasional Republik Indonesia. Java.com, Memory of
Retrieved 21 February 2013. Majapahit. Retrieved

External links
(Indonesian) Historical sites in Malang (http://malangsite.net/wisata-sejarah-malang-candi-jawi/)

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