Ruins of Buddhistic Temples in Prågå Valley—Tyandis Båråbudur, Mendut and PawonGroneman, I. (Isaac)
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Ruins of Buddhistic Temples in Prågå Valley—Tyandis Båråbudur, Mendut and Pawon
Groneman, I. (Isaac)
Buddhist temples; Temples -- Indonesia -- Java
On the outer-wall, above 408
” ” ” ” below 160
on the front-wall of the first gallery 568
on the back-wall 240
on the second gallery in front 192
” ” ” ” behind 108
third gallery, in front 165
” ” behind 88
fourth gallery, in front 142
” ” behind 70
altogether 2141
[29]The relation of this fact with the apparent course of the sun to the
inhabitants of the northern hemisphere in which Farther India, and
Hindostan are situated, was, thus far, shown by nobody before me (in
1887). Still it is an important fact to those who believe the Buddha
a _sun-god_.
[30]Of North-India where Buddhism first arose.
[31]_Pratyeka-Buddhas_ are believers raised by their own consummating to
the dignity of a _Buddha_; they have, however, no right to teach or
redeem other people.
[32]One of these servants massages her like the Javanese still do
(_pidjĕt_); another fans her or chases away annoying flies and
gnats.
[33]I think it permitted to show the relation there is between this
representation, and the placing of the _five_ Dhyâni-Buddhas we see
on the highest (round) terraces, opposite to the _zenith_, and upon
the encircling walls opposite to the four zones of heaven.
[34]Dr. Leemans thought he saw in this crescent of the moon the tips of
a headkerchief. Had he seen the sculptures himself he would not have
been mistaken in such a way. Siddhârta wears a crown (_makuta_), and
this doesn’t match the headkerchief, neither does the Javanese
_kuluq_ or ceremonial cap. Such crescents of the moon are also
weared by Hâritî’s and Kuvera’s children on the two sculptures
before the entrance of _tyanḍi Mĕndut_, but without headkerchiefs.
Kern says that Buddha means both the awaking of the _sun_ and of the
_moon_ and that the two celestial bodies also refer to Buddha on the
other sculptures of the Båråbudur. Had the Dutch Government sent
Leemans to Java, before he wrote his work, he should not have taken
a _sénté_-leaf (_Alocasia macrorrhiza Schott_, an Aroïdee
consequently) for a banana-leaf (_Musa_ L.,) but he should then have
seen how even this leaf is still used by the Javanese as a
provisional umbrella, and he should have understood why in former
times it was carried as _ampilan_ after the saints and princes, just
as the cow’s hair fly-fan. (tjemara).
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