Candi sari(Jawa tengah) indentification

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Candi sari(Jawa tengah) indentification

Sari Temple is also called Bendah Temple is a Buddhist temple located not far from Sambi Sari Temple, Kalasan Temple and Prambanan Temple, which is in the northeast part of Yogyakarta city, and not so far from Adisucipto Airport. This temple was built around the 8th and 9th centuries at the time of ancient Mataram Kingdom with a very beautiful shape. At the top of this temple there are 9 pieces of stupas as seen on the stupa at Borobudur Temple, and arranged in 3 rows parallel.
The shape of the temple and carved reliefs that exist on the walls of the temple is very similar to the reliefs in Plaosan Temple. Some of the two-story rooms are just below each stupa, and are thought to be used for meditation places for Buddhist monks (monks) of the early days. Sari temple in the past is a Buddhist monastery, and is used as a place of study and studied for monks.