Read message from nirvana at temple gampingan

Not all has pretty relief special because usually only is decorated by statue and general relief found almost at all temples. one other has pretty relief special that temple gampingan, a temple that found bot intentionally by brick worker at village gampingan, piyungan, bantul in the year 1995. although little the size and not intact again, temple gampingan will still rich bewitch relief.
One of [the] pretty relief that can be met at this temple animal relief exist in temple foot. animal relief at gampingan so natural up to can be known animal kind that described. enough seldom temple that has relief such, at least only temple prambanan and mendut that known has similar relief. all that reliefs is decorated with surface sulur-suluran, that is padmamula (lotus plants root) that believed as life source.
Moment yogyes go around, appear animal kind that dominate bird. found appear crow relief has big beak, steady body, wing developings to on and fan formed tail. there also woodpecker bird relief that described has tuft above head, beak longish and pointed with wing doesn't developing. besides, there also cock that has breast membusung and wing developings downwards.

Bird relief maker in number many at this temple is related society confidence moment that is towards strength transedental bird. believed, bird is realization gods all at once message porter from nature gods or nirvana. also related to that human absolute freedom after success leaves worldly life, human soul symbol gets the body.
Animal relief other also many described frog. society moment that believe that has mysterious strength that can to import rain, so that also trusted to can to increase productivity, because rainwater that imported frog can increase harvest result. frog often appear from also symbolize life renewal and resurrection aims direction better.

Up to now, that relief stills menyisa question, what a fable (animal story mendongengkan in children) as in temple mendut or animal description expressly made to show certain purpose. that question appears because animal description as in temple gampingan not found in book that hold fable, like jataka, sukasaptati, pancatantra and the descendant version.

Temple gampingan that estimated built between year 730 - 850 m believed to be god altar jambhala (portion god, god child siwa). that thing provided by statue invention jambhala when does digging. jambhala being described in a state of meditation, the body sits temporary the eye is closed. the body part is decorated by element ikonografis (asana) shaped lotus that has leaf numbers 8 sheet as disc symbols in human body.

Figure jambhala at this temple differs from exist in another temple. usually, jambhala at temple other described with wide eye that stares up at the worshiper is espoused with various decoration that symbolize welfare and luxury. believed, depiction differ this provided by adoration motivation, not to request welfare but guidance so that can achieve true happiness.

Visit temple gampingan will bring us will ponder to return about road that we have goed to aim happiness and welfare. relief that dominated animal form alive at vinicity nature possible be local society wisdom form in those days in represent a message from nirvana: for prosperous alive and escaped from disaster, human should watch over compatibility with nature.