Muara Takus history

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Muara Takus a Buddhist temple located in the village of Muara Takus, Kecamatan XIII Koto Kampar or the distance is approximately 135 kilometers from the city of Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia .. The distance between the temple complex is the center of the village of Muara Takus about 2.5 miles and not far from the edge of the Kampar River Right. This temple

complex is surrounded by a wall measuring 74 x 74 meters there is also the wall outside their area of ​​land measuring 1.5 x 1.5 kilometers surrounding this complex sampal to Kampar Kanan river. Within this complex of buildings there are old temples, temple and palace Young Stupa and Palangka. The temple made of sandstone, river stone and brick. According to the source host, bricks for this building was built in the village Pongkai, a village located on the downstream side of the temple complex.
 Former mining land for the bricks until recently regarded as a highly respected resident. To carry bricks to the temple, done in relay from hand to this tangan.Cerita although not yet definitely truth to the idea that the construction of the temple was a worked together and performed by people busy.Moreover, in this temple complex also discovered a mound which is estimated as the burning of human bones. Outside this complex there are also buildings (former) made of brick, which has not been established type buildings.Muara Takus Complex, the only relic of history that shaped temple in Riau. The temple that is Buddhistis this is proof pernahnya Buddhism flourished in this region some time agoNevertheless, archaeological experts can not determine exactly when this temple was founded. Opinions of experts about when the temple was founded diverse. Some say the eleventh century, some say the fourth century, seventh century, the ninth century, and so forth.Architectural building Muara Takus stupa itself is very unique because it is not found anywhere else in Indonesia. The form of this temple have in common with Buddhist stupa in Myanmar, stupas in Vietnam, Sri Lanka or the ancient stupa in India in the period of Ashoka, the stupa which have wheels and head ornaments a lion, similar to the statues found at Muara Takus complex. 

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