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Article: Tara and Nyai Lara Kidul: images of the divine feminine in Java.
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- Asian Folklore Studies
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- October 1, 1997
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In the immediate environs of the provincial capital of Yogyakarta lies the ruin of Candi Kalasan, a Buddhist temple often regarded as one of the most beautiful temples of Central Java. This temple is one of the few Javanese archaeological monuments that can be dated - in an inscription in stone in pre-Nagari script, dated 700 Saka (778 C.E.), mention is made of the foundation in the village Kalaga by a ruler of the Sailendra dynasty of a temple with an associated monastery, devoted to the goddess Tara (BRANDES 1886). Although no further concrete details are given about the temple or the goddess Tara, there can be no doubt that it refers to Candi Kalasan: the ruins of the ...
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