Sewu background is the temple complex in Java, the largest Buddhist center in addition to Borobudur, which was built in the late eighth century AD Judging from the extensive and many buildings in the complex, allegedly Sewu former royal temple and one of the centers of religious activity is quite important in its time. While viewed from location, location Sewu not far from the Prambanan Temple, showed that at that time two major world religions are Hinduism and Buddhism coexist peacefully.
In 1960, the complex Sewu framed inscriptions have been found in 714 c or 792 M, which among other things, mentions the existence of a holy building improvements named Manjus'rigra. Based on inscriptions, alleged real name is Manjus'rigra Sewu which means house of Manjusri, That is one of Boddhisatawa in Buddhism. Regarding the establishment of such buildings, has not been known exactly, but certainly before the year 792 AD is known as the year of building completion. Inscription Kelurak are numbered from the year 782 AD which was found near Candi Lumbung ie a few hundred meters from the Temple Sewu, according to R. Soekmono linked Sewu. These inscriptions do not mention clearly the name of the king who ordered a holy building. Yet other data from Sewu allegedly began to be established at the end of the reign of Rakai Panangkaran, a great king of the ancient Mataram kingdom who ruled in 746-784 AD
Sewu is a building that is large enough, in which there are 249 buildings consisting of one Main Temple, Temple Apit eight, and 240 ancillary temples. Based on the findings of the foundation of a fence on the east Sewu complex in 194, allegedly complex Sewu formerly divided into three pages, each separated by a fence. The main temple is located on the first page that is restricted by the fence around the eight-five centimeters tall, and berdenah rectangular (40x41 meters). Sketch the main building of the temple-shaped angle bars 20 with center line of two eight point nine yards.
Parent Temple Sewu have main chambers (chamber center) and four chamber viewer. Each cubicle has a door viewer. The entrance to the east also functions as the main entrance to the chamber center. Thus the temple facing east Parent Sewu.
Apit ancillary temples and temple entirely contained on the second page. Ancillary temples are arranged in four rows forming concentric rectangles. In the series I have 2 buildings, building 44 series II, series III eighty buildings, and rows of IV contained eighty-eight buildings. All ancillary temples which are in series I, II and IV has come out orientation (back to Main Temple), while the third row has the orientation into the (facing Main Temple), Temple Apit ancillary temples situated between rows II and III, each pair in every corner. The position of each pair of Temple Apit flanking the road which divides the page into two right on the axis-axis. Eight Apit Temple has an orientation to the street which divides the second page. On fourth down the road near the fence to the second page, each contained a pair of giant size statues Dwarapala. High statue of approximately 229.5 cm and placed on a square pedestal as high as approximately 111 cm. The door and the fence around the second page is made of white stone at this point in objec collapsed. However, based on reuntuhannya to note that the fence around the courtyard to the two-page size is approximately one hundred seventy meters by one hundred and eighty-seven yards.
Sewu vertically can be divided into three parts, the legs, body and roof of the temple. The entire building is made of andesite stone except the core of the building made of red brick structure that form a cube. Cube-shaped red brick structure is not visible from the outside because it was in the building. At the foot of the temple there is a row of decorative reliefs depicting purnakalasa or decorative motif vase, also "statues" lion at each corner of a meeting between the legs and the ladder structure. Also on the outside of the cheek-shaped staircase that ends makara, there is a relief depicting a Yaksa, kalpawrksa, and Sankha-shaped vase.
Cinding body temple dividing the building into 13 parts, ie one central building, four-aisle, four hall and four performers. Every viewer has a door to the outside and connecting doors to the hallway, while the alleys are also have a connecting door to the corridor on either side. Especially in the east hallway there is a door connecting to the middle chamber. In the middle chamber there is a full asana with sandaranyya placed against the west wall of the room. The first asana allegedly filled a tall statue Manjus'ri approximately 360 cm. While every viewer allegedly first chamber contains the six statues are placed in six niches, each with three niches, each with three niches lined the walls right and left. Trappings that exist in the body of the temple, among others:
* Kala-makara in the entrance door.
* Relief of a god who sits in Vajrasana position, his head surrounded by a series of fire (siracakra) as a symbol of saintliness. Relief is found under the stage.
* Reliefs depicting several dancers and drum players, there is a fence on the outer wall ledge. Gana (heaven being described as a midget), located on the corners of the building.
Parent Sewu Temple has nine roof consisting of four roof viewer, four roof of the hall, and a main chamber roof, which all peak-shaped stupa. The roof of the main chamber is the roof of the greatest and highest of three levels. Trappings are there on the roof of the temple, among others, pilasters, pilasters, niches, and antefik-antefik ornate deities and motifs of plants. Near the temple there Sewu temples and sites that are poorly maintained. Part of the temple and the site was in ruins.
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