Living in Religious Harmony

Rakai Pikatan, King Mataram in the middle of the 9th century, was a devout Hindu. He proved it by building a large and expansive temple complex: Prambanan. His wife was Pramodhawardhani from the Sailendra familly, who ruled Sriwijaya in Sumatra. Their marriage seemed to be fine.

When, as a Buddhist, Pramodhawardhani built a cluster of shrines, her husband did not forbid her. He even contributed to the