Candi Sojiwan

Candi Sojiwan is one of the Ancient Mataram Dynasties monuments in the VIII-X A.D. centuries. This Candi was built by King Balitung to honor His grandmother Nini Haji Rakryan Sanjiwana who was a Buddhist.

A Tale from Sojiwan

The reliefs sculpted on the foot of Candi Sojiwan carry Buddhism moral values through fables.

The Preservation of Candi Sojiwan has long been started. After the search of stones and anastylosis, the main Candi Sojiwan could finally be reconstructed. The reconstruction was started in 1996 by the Office of Ancient Relics Preservation (Balai Pelestarian Peninggalan Purbakala) of Central Java.

The reconstruction has started in 1996 and in 2006 it has reached the body of the Candi. However, because of the 27 May 2006 earthquake, the Candi got decayed again. After the earthquake, was reconstructed without using columns. The stones used to fill in the Candi were changed into andesites that were supported by iron anchor. The grouts between the stones were filled with hydraulic mortars. Particular parts where there was force of pull; the grouts were filled using bligon (it is still hard to find what bligon means).

There was an archeological investigation during the reconstruction. The latest study has found out that there is a structure of ditch surrounding the Candi (some part appears to be visible), a structure of fence in the yard I on the north and on the east (has been reconstructed), a structure of fence in the yard II on the north (some part has been reconstructed) and two structures of Candi Pewara Stupa in a row in the yard II on the north (one of them has been reconstructed).