Prambanan Temple (Candi Prambanan)
Prambanan Temple, also callled Rara Jonggrang or Lara Jonggrang Temple, is a Hindu Temple complex,
the largest one in Indonesia. It is located 20km east of Yogyakarta, 40km west of Surakarta, or 120km south
of Semarang. It is at the border of Yogyakarta Province and Central Java Province, between Sleman and Klaten Regency.
Based on its architecture and the inscription, Ratu Boko Complex was at first a Buddhist Vihara named Abhayagiri.
In 856 AD, this vihara complex was used as a Palace by Rakai Walaing Pu Khumbayoni, a Hindu King.
The elements of Hinduism and Buddhusm are blended in this Temple. This building complex is referred to as a Palace in the inscription, and we could also see the elements of Palace there.
