Architectural and Religious Study on Signifier of Shiva-Buddhist in Jago Temple

Abstract

Shiva-Buddhist is a phenomenon which is appeared during the Singhasari-Majapahit period. It can be seen from the signifier of Jago temple, Malang. The element of the signifier can be seen from the substance of the related manuscript. Based on the form of architecture, Jago Temple shows the paralellism of Shiva-Buddhist. In addition, the description of the relief is useful to explore the paralellism. The accompanying artifacts reinforce the hypothesis of Shiva-Buddhist pararellismin the period ofSinghasari-Majapahit.

Keywords : Shiva-Buddhism, paralellism, signifier