CANDI KIMPULAN

Candi Kimpulan (also known as Pustakasala temple) is an ancient relic at the campus location of Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) in Dusun Kimpulan, Umbulmartani Village, Ngemplak Subdistrict, Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The location is located on Jalan Kaliurang km 14.5, this temple was discovered accidentally on December 11, 2009 when the excavation was held for the foundation of UII library development project. [1] The temple is buried about five meters underground. Such as Sambisari temple, Morangan temple, and Kedulan temple, this temple is estimated buried together by eruption of nearby Merapi volcano which erupted about a thousand years ago. The discovery of this temple is the most interesting archaeological discovery in Yogyakarta recently, and it raises speculation about the possibility of other temples still buried by volcanic lava and dust of Mount Merapi. Further research and archaeological excavations were conducted by the Archaeological Heritage Preservation Hall ( BP3) Yogyakarta. This temple is clearly Hindu Shiva, and based on the style of carving and the statue shows that this temple was built in the period of the 9th to 10th century during the Ancient Mataram Kingdom. This temple was first discovered by the wider community as UII Temple (Candi Universitas Islam Indonesia), because it was found in UII Campus environment. BP3 named this temple Kimpulan Temple based on the name of the local village. However, UII's Waqf Foundation Foundation proposes another name, Pustakasala which means "library" in Sanskrit. The purpose of this naming is to emphasize the history of the discovery of the temple in the place that the library was originally intended to build. [2] The name is also to describe the nuances of university education, plus the statue of Ganesha found on the site known as the god of science, intellectual, and wisdom.This temple is clearly a Hindu Shiva. However, the architecture of this temple is not unusual, other than the style of temples commonly found in this area. Unlike other Central Javanese temples, the body of the temple and the roof of the stone were not found. This temple is small and simple carving decoration. This temple consists of only a few squares of fenced temple grounds as well as stairs and entrance gates decorated with carved anthiks Kala. Space inside there are statues of Ganesha, Nandi, and Lingga-Yoni. So far the experts suspect that the architectural style and history of this temple is simple. Bodies, columns and temple roofs are most likely made of wood or other perishable organic matter and have been destroyed without leaving the rest. The original shape of this temple may be similar to the Balinese Hindu temple with a meru roof towering from wood, shingle, or roof of fibers. Unlike Prambanan temple, the majestic and luxurious and elegantly beautiful royal temple, Pustakasala Temple may be just a simple village temple built by the general public in a village on the outskirts of the royal capital. The Kimpulan temple museum is located inside the UII library building. Inside this museum stored various artifacts findings of excavation results in the Temple of Kimpulan. These artifacts are, among other things, the periphera box, the peripih content consisting of gold and silver plates, and so on.