The statue of the Minakjingga Temple
The statue of the Minakjingga Temple The name of the temple comes from the statue in the form of a winged giant which the local community calls Minakjingga, the antagonist in Serat Damarwulan. Strong suspicion, the found statue is a statue of an Garuda. Unfortunately, the beak of the Garuda statue has been damaged. The existence of an eagle statue indicates the Hindu style of Minakjingga Temple because the Garuda is a vehicle (riding vehicle) of Lord Vishnu. Meanwhile, the Minakjingga Temple can be traced from the writings of Raffles, The History of Java (1817). In the book, it is stated that in the ancient site of Majapahit there are statues of Ganesha and other statues of Hindu mythology. Near the pond there is a statue with a human-shaped bottom and a bird-shaped upper body. The first research on Candi Minakjingga was carried out in 1907 by Knebel as Rapporten van de Commissie in Nederlandsch-indie voor Oudheidkundig Onderzoek op Java en Madoera. The report states that there is...