Mendut Temple Complex

Indonesia / Jawa Tengah / Muntilan / Jl. Raya Borobudur, Indonesia
 temple, buddhist temple
Mendut is a Buddhist temple, located in Mendut village, Mungkid sub-district, Magelang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. The temple is located about three kilometres east from Borobudur. Mendut, Borobudur and Pawon, all of which are Buddhist temples, are located in one straight line. There is a mutual religious relationship between the three temples, although the exact ritual process is unknown. Candi Mendut built around early ninth century AD, and it is the oldest of the three temples among Candi Pawon and Candi Borobudur.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendut; http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candi_Mendut
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Coordinates:   7°36'17"S   110°13'48"E
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