Gampingan Temple

Not all temples have a pretty typical relief because generally only decorated by statue and relief that there are common in almost all temples. One that has a beautiful relief that it is typical Gampingan temple, a temple were found accidentally by a brick of Hamlet in Gampingan, Piyungan, Bantul in 1995. Although small in size and is not intact, the Temple Gampingan still rich in relief of glamor.

One of the beautiful relief that can be found in this temple is a relief that there are animals at the foot temple. Relief in the animal Gampingan so natural to the type of animal can be described. Quite rare temple that has such relief, at least, only Prambanan Mendut known and has a similar relief. All are decorated with relief background runner-suluran, namely padmamula (lotus root crops), which is believed as a source of life.

YogYES time around, it appears that dominate the type of animal is a bird. There is relief that crows appear to have a big part, solid body, the wings and tails to the top of the fan-shaped. There is also a relief woodpecker has a crest that is described in the head, that part is rather long and sharp-pointed wings, and that does not inflate. In addition, there are also cock that has bloated chest and down the wing.

The making of relief in the number of birds in this temple many related public confidence at that time the power of transedental birds. Believed, it is a manifestation of the gods as well as messages from the gods or nature Nirwana. Bird is also related to the absolute freedom of human beings who achieved success after leaving the worldly life, the symbol of the human soul separated from raganya.

Relief other animals that are also described many frogs. Society at that time believed that the frog has a charm that is capable of bringing rain, so that the frog is held also able to increase productivity, because the rain water that brought frogs can increase harvests. Frogs that often appear out of the water also symbolizes the renewal of life and resurrection to a better direction.

Until now, relief is still leaving a question, whether a fable (didongengkan animal stories to children) as in the picture or Mendut temple animals deliberately made to show a particular purpose. Questions for the picture that appears in animals such as Temple Gampingan not found in the book that fable, such as the Jataka, Sukasaptati, Pancatantra and turunannya version.

The temple was built Gampingan estimated that between 730 - 850 M is believed to worship god Jambhala (Dewa Rejeki, children Dewa Siwa). This is based on the findings Arca Jambhala when digging. Jambhala are described in the semedi, her body while sitting bersila eyes terpejam. The body decorated by elements ikonografis (asana) a lotus flower which has amounted to 8 leaf blade in the disc as the symbol of the human body.

Figure Jambhala in this temple is different from that in other temples. Generally, Jambhala others described in the temple with wide eyes that stare in the direction pemujanya be accompanied with a variety of decorations that symbolize prosperity and luxury. Believed, this depiction is different based on the motivation of worship, not for prosperity but seeking guidance in order to achieve pure happiness.

Visit the Temple will bring us Gampingan reflect back on the road that we have to go of the happiness and welfare. Relief that dominated the form of animals that live in its surrounding environment can be a form on the wisdom of the local community in the era that represents a message from the Nirwana: to live safe and protected from disaster, people should maintain harmony with nature.