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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", 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 renaissance ...
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.
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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.
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.
Sep 21, 2018 · Built during the rule of the Sailendra Dynasty (c. 650-1025 CE), Borobudur remains the world's largest Buddhist temple. The Buddhists among the Javanese population performed pilgrimages and other rituals at Borobudur until around the 14th and 15th centuries CE when the temple was abandoned as many Javanese converted to Islam .
- James Blake Wiener
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Originally built in the 9th century during the reign of the Sailendra Dynasty. Borobudur is a 9th century Buddhist temple in Indonesia. It is located in Magelang Regency of Central Java. [1] The temple is made of gray andesite stone and has nine platforms topped by a central dome. [2]
