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The Shailendra dynasty ( IAST: Śailēndra, Indonesian pronunciation: [ʃaɪlenˈdraː] derived from Sanskrit combined words Śaila and Indra, meaning "King of the Mountain", [1] also spelled Sailendra, Syailendra or Selendra) was the name of a notable Indianised dynasty that emerged in 8th-century Java, whose reign signified a cultural ...
Apr 13, 2014 · King and queen with subjects, bas relief from the Shailendra dynasty, 8th century; in Borobudur, central Java, Indon. Photo source: Wikipedia The dynasty was marked by a great cultural renaissance associated with the introduction of Mahāyāna Buddhism, and it attained a high level of artistic expression in the many temples and monuments built ...
Shailendra dynasty, a dynasty that flourished in Java from about 750 to 850 after the fall of the Funan kingdom of mainland Southeast Asia. The dynasty was marked by a great cultural renaissance associated with the introduction of Mahāyāna Buddhism, and it attained a high level of artistic expression in the many temples and monuments built ...
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The Shailendra seem to have emerged around the year 778 CE. It was around this same time that gamelan music became popular in Java and throughout Indonesia. Interestingly, at that time there was already another great kingdom in Central Java. The Sanjaya dynasty was Hindu rather than Buddhist, but the two seem to have gotten along well for decades.
Jan 13, 2020 · Java, Indonesia. Another contending theory places the Shailendras as a native Javanese dynasty, with the Sanjaya Dynasty as a branch of the Shailendras. This stems from the notion that King Sri Sanjaya and his children belonged to the family of Shailendra, who were originally the Shaivite rulers in the Medang Kingdom.
The Sailendra Dynasty, flourishing from the 8th to the 9th century AD, was a significant ruling dynasty in Southeast Asia, primarily in Java and Sumatra, within present-day Indonesia. This dynasty is renowned for its remarkable contributions to the architectural, agricultural, and religious landscapes of the region.
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Sailendra (meaning "Lord of the Mountain" in Sanskrit) was the name of an Indonesian dynasty, emerging in Central Java at the end of the eighth century. The name may have been associated with the volcanic mountains of Central Java. The name of the dynasty (Sailendra-vamsa) is first attested in the Candi Kalasan Inscription dated 778. [1]
