Sumberawan
Temple that located in the foothills of Mt Arjuna
to the north east of Malang, is one of a Buddhist
statue in East Java. Dating from about the end of
14th century or beginning of 15th century, this
site has been identified with Kasurangganan, or
'the garden of the heavenly nymphs', which is mentioned
in the Nagarakertagama as having been visited by
King Hayam Wuruk of Majapahit in 1359.
Sumberawan temple is located about 1 kilometer of Singhasari temple gateway, which in Hindu style. To reach Sumberawan temple, the visitors should walk on a path between rice field and river through 500 meters of roadway of Sumberawan village. It surrounded by nature panorama and has natural water source. It said that the water of Sumberawan pool has great energy for health. Some visitors always take a bath in this pool. They don’t want to pass it.
The
temple is in Buddhist style and formed a statue
without any accessories. Temple’s body is
rectangular and contain of two parts. The temple
is one of beautiful temple in East Java, because
of its location. Every ‘Waisak’ (Buddha
Holiday), Sumberawan Temple is visited by many Buddhist
to celebrate the life of the Buddha. They usually
come in the evening and having meditation.







