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Sailendra Buddhist Architectural Tradition

Type Object Region Southeast Asia Time c. 650–700

A Mahayana Buddhist stone architectural paradigm that arose in 7th-century Java under the Sailendra dynasty, characterized by multi-tiered square ter…

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  1. c. 650–680Central Javanese river valleys · JavaThe Sailendra dynasty rose in Central Java, the royal house converted to Mahayana Buddhism, began constructing brick and stone temples, and introduced Indian Buddhist iconographic programs, forming a religious and cultural sphere corresponding to Srivijaya.
  2. c. 680–700Early stupa sites of Central Java · JavaCraftsmen experimented at Dieng, Mendut, and elsewhere with corbelled square terraces, central relic domes, and Jataka tale relief bands, establishing the language of Javanese stupa forms and accumulating technical and iconographic experience for the monumental construction of 8th-century Borobudur.

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