Down the road to the southern part of Queen Boko Palace complex is an exciting journey, especially for lovers of cultural tourism. How not, the building of the temple there were scattered like mushrooms in the rainy season. One of them is not much to talk is Ijo Temple, a temple which is the highest among the other temples in Yogyakarta Special Region.Ijo Temple was built around the 9th century, on a hill known as Green Hill or Ijo Gumuk the height of about 410 m above sea level. Because of its height, then not only the temple but also can enjoy the natural scenery in the form of lower terraces as agricultural areas with a steep slope. Although not a fertile area, the landscape around the temple is very beautiful to be enjoyed.
Temple complex consists of 17 building structures that are divided into 11 terrace berundak. The first terrace and courtyard to the entrance is a terrace that ran berundak from west to east. Building on the terrace of the fence around the 11, eight commemorative stakes, four buildings of the main temple, and three perwara temple. The placement of buildings on each deck is based on kesakralannya. Building on the highest terrace is the most sacred.
Variety of art forms found since the entrance of the building belonging to this Hindu temple. Just above the entrance there is a motive when the makara with double heads and some attributes. Dual head motifs and attributes that also can be found at Buddhist temples show that the temple was a form of acculturation of the Hindu and Buddhist culture. Some temples have a similar motive when the makara among others Ngawen, Plaosan and Sari.
There is also a statue depicting the figure of women and men who flew and led to a particular side. These figures may have some meaning. First, as suwuk to mngusir evil spirits and the second as a symbol of unity of Siva and Goddess Uma. Unity is interpreted as the beginning of the creation of the universe. Unlike the statues in the temple of Prambanan, the style of naturalist on the statue in the Temple Ijo not lead to eroticism.
Towards perwara temple on the terrace of the 11th, there is a place like the tub where the sacrificial fire (Homa). Right at the top of the wall behind the tub are air holes or vents rhomboid-shaped and triangular. The existence of the fire sacrifice is a reflection of Hindu society who worships Brahma. Three temples perwara show respect to the Hindu Trimurti society, namely Brahma, Shiva, and Whisnu.
One of the saving mysteries of two inscriptions are located in the temple on the terrace to 9. One inscription reads coded F Bluyutan means Guywan or hermitage. Another inscription stone measuring 14 cm high and 9 cm thick containing spells that predicted a curse. Mantra was written 16 times and the reading of which is "Om Sarwwawinasa, Sarwwawinasa." It may be that the inscription is tight with the occurrence of certain events in Java at the time. Is the event? Has yet to unfold.
Visiting this temple, you can see beautiful scenery that can not be found in other temples. When facing to the west and look down, you can see the planes take off and landing at the airport Adisutjipto. The scene could be found for Thousand Mountains where this temple stood a line east of the airport. Because of the existence of the temple in the mountains also, Adisutjipto Airport runway could be extended to the east.
Every detail of the temple presents something meaningful and bring that audience to reflect not just travel fun event. The existence of many great works of art without the maker's name indicates the public's perception of Java as it is more focused on the moral message is carried by a work of art, not the manufacturer or the splendor of his art.
source: http://www.yogyes.com/id/yogyakarta-tourism-object/candi/ijo/
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