JAVANESE Flashcards
is an archipelagic island country in
Southeast Asia, lying between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
Indonesia
capital of Indonesia
Jakarta
Largest political and ethnic group in indonesia
Java
religious structures
-large and sophisticated tower-like structures.
-built in Java during the peak of Indonesian’s Great Hindu-Buddhist Kingdoms (18th-14th Century)
Candi
buddhist religious monument.
- a world heritage site
-built by the Sailendra Dynasty between 750 and 850 AD, but it was abandoned shortly afte its completion as a result of the decline of Buddhism and a shift of power to eastern Java.
Borobudur
“belief in the one and only God.”
PANCASILA
Architectural heritage influenced by religion are commonly found in ___________.
JAVA
The earliest surviving Hindu temples in Java are at the _________________ , thought to have originally numbered as many as _____________ , only 8 remain today.
DIENG PLATEAU
400
considered largest and finest example of Hindu architecture in Java.
PRAMBANAN TEMPLE COMPLEX
residence of the gods
MOUNT MERU
It was built by the Sailendra Dynasty between 750 and 850 AD, but it was abandoned shortly after its completion as a result of the decline of Buddhism and a shift of power to eastern Java.
BOROBUDUR
contains a vast number of intricate carvings that tell a story as one moves through to the upper levels, metaphorically reaching enlightenment
BOROBUDUR
It has 72 stupas on the top encircling the perimeter of the top most part of the structure.
BOROBUDUR
Borobudur has __________ stupas on the top encircling the perimeter of the top most part of the structure.
72
represents the Buddhist cosmos
BOROBUDUR
is the realm of desires, that of
people.
KAMADHATU
is the realm of forms, where beings have
controlled their desires but are still bonded physical form.
RUPADHATU
is the formless realm, of beings who have achieved sufficient merit to escape not just desires but even form and location.
ARUPADHATU
the use of bricks in Indonesia’s
classical era
THE MAJAPAHIT ERA
the house provides the focus for the family and it is the point of departure for activities of its residents.
RUMAH ADAT
It is at the center of a web of customs, social relations, traditional taboos, myths, and religion.
RUMAH ADAT / CUSTOM HOUSE
Characteristics of a Rumah Adat
- timber construction
- varied and elaborate roof longhouses on stilts
- steep sloping roofs and heavy built on stilts.
It is distinctive for their massive multiple gables with dramatically upsweeping ridge ends.
RUMAH GADANG
hornlike roof structure (of a rumah gadang)
GONJONG
triangular wall under the ends of gonjong (of a rumah gadang)
SINGKOK
shelf under the singkok (of a rumah gadang)
PERENG
raised floor at the end of one style of Rumah gadang
ANJUANG
the walls on the side elevations (of a rumah gadang)
DINDIANG ARI
the walls on the front and back elevations ( of a rumah gadang)
DINDIANG TAPI
front façade (of a rumah gadang)
PAPAN BANYAK
a shelf or middle band on the periphery of the house
PAPAN SAKAPIANG
wall enclosing space under a house that has been built on stilt
SALANGKO
rice barn
RANGKIANG
