Temple

==Indonesian temples==
{{Main|Candi of Indonesia|Balinese temple}}
[[File:Sojiwan temple 2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sojiwan]] temple, an example of typical 9th-century Javanese temple architecture.]]

[[Candi of Indonesia|''Candi'']] is an [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]] term to refer to ancient temples. Before the rise of Islam, between the 5th to 15th centuries, Dharmic faiths (Hinduism and Buddhism) were the majority in the Indonesian archipelago, especially in [[Java]] and [[Sumatra]]. As a result, numerous Hindu temples, locally known as {{Lang|id|candi}}, were constructed and dominated the landscape of Java. The {{Lang|id|candi}} architecture follows the typical [[Indonesian architecture|Indonesian architectural]] traditions based on [[Vastu Shastra]]. The temple layout, especially in the [[Central Java]] period, incorporated [[mandala]] temple plan arrangements and also the typical high towering spires of [[Hindu]] temples. The ''{{Lang|id|candi}}'' was designed to mimic [[Mount Meru (mythology)|Meru]], the holy mountain and the abode of the gods. In contemporary [[Buddhism in Indonesia|Indonesian Buddhist]] perspective, ''{{Lang|id|candi}}'' refers to a shrine, either ancient or new. Several contemporary ''[[vihara]]s'' in Indonesia, for example, contain an actual-size replica or reconstruction of famous Buddhist temples, such as the replica of [[Pawon]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Replika Candi Pawon|work=Vihāra Jakarta Dhammacakka Jaya|url=http://www.dhammacakka.org/?channel=tentangkami&mode=detailfasilitas&id=93}}</ref> and [[Plaosan]]'s {{Lang|id|perwara}} (small) temples.

According to local beliefs, the Java valley had thousands of Hindu temples that co-existed with Buddhist temples, most of which were buried in the massive eruption of [[Mount Merapi]] in 1006 AD.