Candi Muara Takus

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Hundreds of people celebrate the Buddha in Riau in 2553 Waisak Guru Temple at Muara Kampar Regency. Devotions in the temple built to the VII century this has been done once in a year.

Sunday (10/05/2009), the Buddhist-berbondong Village crowd towards Muara District XII Guru Koto Kampar, Kampar Regency, Riau. There lies a Buddhist temple which is believed Estuary Guru built the kejaan Sriwijaya kingdom. Sizable distance away from Pekanbaru, Riau's capital, about 130 km to the West Sumatra.

Buddhist people who came mostly from Pekanbaru. They use the bus and private vehicle. Religious procession started at 13.00 WIB until 14:30 at WIB.

They gathered in a tent in the temple didirkan. This church, led by 5 biksu. In ritualnya, they menglilingi temple that stood on the land 80x80 meters. After beset temple, they pray together.

During the church service in progress, a number of local tourists who tour the temple site, the only witness at the fence outside the temple menglilingi. Masyaratkat outside the Buddhist religion provides an opportunity for the worship of wisdom is to run.

According Jefri (27) implementing Waisak, they do this is indeed a day late. But according to him, yesterday they are also conducting a church service at the temple in Pekanbaru.

"Yesterday we already carry in the church Vihara. But now we again perform the same in this temple. Pelaksaan of worship in this temple only held once a year that is just days Waisak. While our other rituals more at the Vihara is in Pekanbaru," said Jefri .

Candi Muara Takus ancient monument remaining is the anchor. However, until this time there is no one researcher can ensure that when the temple was built. This temple building material made from clay.

Around the temple there are only two home residents. Outside the holidays, the site tour was very quiet. This is because the location is very far from the temple city of access. This temple is located on the Kampar River mouth.

Candi Muara Guru is a Buddhist temple that is located in Riau, Indonesia. This temple complex is located right in the village of Muara Guru, Kecamatan XIII Koto, Kampar Regency or distance of approximately 135 kilometers from the City of Pekanbaru, Riau. The distance between the temple complex is the central village of Muara Takus about 2.5 kilometers and not far from Sungai Kampar Kanan edge.

This temple complex is surrounded by wall-sized 74 x 74 meters outside the walls there are also arealnya land measuring 1.5 x 1.5-kilometer complex that beset this sampal to Kampar Kanan river bank. In this complex there are also building The Old Temple, and the youngest Mahligai Temple and Stupa Palangka. Temple building material consisting of sand stone, river stone and brick. According to local sources, bricks for the building was constructed in the village Pongkai, a village that is located downstream in the temple complex. Former extractive land to brick it up at this time is considered as a place that is very respected people. To bring the brick to the temple, done in a twig from the hand to hand. This story has not even give you a certain truth that the temple was the work together and carried out by the crowd. Apart from the Old Temple, Temple youngest, and Palangka Mahligai Stupa, in the temple complex is also found that mound is estimated as a place for burning human bones. Beyond this there are also complex buildings (former) made of bricks, which will not be the type of building. Candi Muara Takus complex, the only legacy that shaped the history of temple in Riau. Temple of Buddhistis is a Buddhist religious pernahnya evidence developed in this area. Nevertheless, the experts can not determine the ancients exactly when this temple was founded. There are some who say eleventh century, have said that the fourth century, the century of the seventh, ninth century, and so forth. Clear that this temple is a complex historical past.