Ijo Temple is the highest temple located in Yogyakarta. The scenery presents a natural charm and culture as well as aircraft that was landing on the Mount Ijo, Sambirejo Village, Prambanan, Sleman, Yogyakarta.
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We walked up the road to the southern part of Ratu Boko Palace complex. An exciting journey, though heavy clouds gathered over the sky. Along the way the temple buildings were scattered everywhere. This is because around that location is a temple complex. The road began to climb and damaged. After a long walk, we arrived at the temple that became our destination, the Ijo temple.
Ijo Temple was built around the 9th century, on a hill known as Green Hill or named Gumuk Ijo, the height is 410 m above sea level. Because of its altitude it is not only the temple that can be enjoyed, but also the landscape below such agricultural areas with a steep slope. Although not a fertile area, the natural scenery around the temple is very beautiful to enjoy.
The temple complex consists of 17 building structures are divided into 11 terrace. The first terrace leading to the entrance page is a terrace stretching from west to east. Building on the terrace to form a fence around the 11th, 8 pole phallus, four of the main temple building, and three ancillary temples.
Variety of art forms encountered since the entrance of the building belonging to this Hindu temple. Just above the entrance there is a motive named "kala makara" with double heads and multiple attributes. Motives and attributes that can also be found in Buddhist temples indicate that it is a form of acculturation temple of Hindu and Buddhist culture. Some temples have similar motives "kala makara" among others Ngawen, Plaosan and Sari.
Towards ancillary buildings on the terrace of the temple to-11, there is a place like the tub where the fire sacrifice (Homa). Right at the top of the rear wall of the tub there are air holes or vents shaped parallelograms and triangles.
One work of mystery are two inscriptions in the temple located on the terrace 9. One of the inscriptions that were coded F writing "Guywan" or "Bluyutan" means hermitage. Another inscription is made of stone as high as 14 cm and 9 cm thick containing magic spells that are predicted to be a curse.
Could be, the two inscriptions may relate closely to the occurrence of certain events in Java at the time. Is the event? Has yet to unfold.
