Batujaya
Batujaya is an archeological site located in the village of Batujaya, Karawang in West Java, Indonesia. Archaeologists suggest that the Batujaya temples might be the oldest surviving temple structures in Java and estimated that it was built during the time of the Tarumanegara kingdom circa 5th to 6th century CE.
Candi Batujaya | |
Blandongan temple, one of Batujaya temples | |
| Alternative name | Jiwa Temple |
|---|---|
| Location | Karawang, West Java, Indonesia |
| Region | Java |
| Coordinates | 6.05563°S 107.15351°E |
| Type | Candi |
| History | |
| Periods | Early Hindu-Buddhist period (2nd–6th century CE). |
| Cultures | Possibly Tarumanegara |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1984 |
| Archaeologists | University of Indonesia archeologists |
| Condition | ruined |
The site has an area of five square kilometers and contains at least 30 structures which in Sundanese are called hunyur, or unur (high mounds of earth consisting of artifacts). Unur is similar to the manapo found at the Muara Jambi archaeological site.
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