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Candi Pawon

temple, Java
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  • Fresco of the Preaching Buddha at the Wet-kyi-in, Gu-byauk-gyi, Pagan, c. 1113.
    Southeast Asian arts
    / Hindu and Buddhist candis

    …small, relatively plain temple called Candi Pawon, dedicated to the god of wealth. Pawon was probably a kind of anteroom to Borobudur, catering to the more worldly interest of pilgrims. The outside has fine reliefs of female figures, and the roof bears towers of small stupas. On the reliefs are…

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    …small, relatively plain temple called Candi Pawon, dedicated to the god of wealth. Pawon was probably a kind of anteroom to Borobudur, catering to the more worldly interest of pilgrims. The outside has fine reliefs of female figures, and the roof bears towers of small stupas. On the reliefs are…

    Read More