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Mendut located 3 km east of Borobudur, a Buddhist temple which was built in 824 AD by King Syailendra sense of dynasty. Inside there Mendut 3 (three) big statue.

1. Cakyamuni who was sitting cross-legged with your hands to turn the wheel of dharma.
2. Awalokiteswara as Bodhi Satwa help mankind
Awalokiteswara is a statue of Amitabha is on top of her crown, Vajrapani. He was holding a red lotus flowers placed in the palm of the hand.
3. Maitreya as the savior of the future human

There are stories for children on the walls. This temple is often used to celebrate the Vesak ceremony every May at the full moon night and visited by pilgrims from Indonesia and foreign countries.

This temple is older than Borobudur temple. Its architecture and has a rectangular entrance on the ladder. The roof is also square and terraced, there is a stupa on top.