This fine temple is badly damaged, except for its southern side. Many of the stones have been lost. It appears to have been built late in the 8th or early in the 9th century on the top of an older temple. An inscription was found a short distance away relating that a temple had been built in honour of the female Bodhisattva, Tara. At first, this was thought to be the present kalasan temple, but then constructional proof was found that the present sanctuary had been built completely around another, and it became clear that the inscription,dated 778 A.D., refers to the earlier building.
Temple Location by Bus/Car
Kalasan Temple : 14 Kilometres from Yogyakarta on the road to Solo, beside the road on the right.
