CANDI PULAU SAWAH

In this area there are 9 piles (munggu) which are estimated to contain a brick structure.
Pulau Sawah I Temple is in the form of a rectangular square measuring 10.5 x 10.5 m. The north
side wall forms a two-piece viewer. The inner display measures 5.2 x 0.8 m and the outer display
measures 3.4 x 0.45 m, while the east wall does not display with a length of 3.9 m. The outer
side of this brick structure is surrounded by a river stone structure measuring 1–1.5 m wide
which is arranged by gluing together with clay.

The floor of the stone structure is still relatively intact and is the highest arrangement of
37 layers calculated from the lowest layer arrangement in the center of the north side. As for the
floor on the west side, it seems that many layers of bricks have been lost due to being excavated
by local residents. The east side of the floor seems to be insulated by a stone arrangement of 85
cm wide, 163 cm long, and 160 cm high from the base, and 20 cm high from the floor. The east
floor of the stone structure this time forms a 93 cm wide hallway, then turns west to form a 115
cm wide lobby to get to the lower floor of the south side, which has 13 layers of bricks left. One
of the interesting things is the presence of a square hole measuring approximately 2.25 x 2.25 m
in the center of the floor. The four sides of the walls of this square tub are an arrangement of
bricks which are at the same time an arrangement of bricks that make up the floor. Not yet
known with certainty the function of this square tub.

At Pulau Sawah II Temple, it is estimated that there are two building structures which are
shown in the findings of several corner structures of the building. The corner of the first building
is on the northeast and southwest corners. The two corners of this building are an integral part of
the first building, while building II is to the northeast of building I.

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 KUBUR RAJO

Tanah Datar Regency is the richest area with inscriptions from the Old Malay period,
which is around the XIII – XIV centuries AD. These inscriptions were issued by King
Adityawarman who ruled from the beginning to the last quarter of the XIV century AD, totaling
about 22 pieces. One of the inscriptions is located in the jorong Kuburajo Nagari Limo Kaum,
Lima Kaum District, Tanah Datar Regency, West Sumatra Province. In this complex there are
two inscriptions called the Kuburajo I Inscription and the Kuburajo II Inscription. Since 1877 the
Kuburajo Inscription has been registered by N.J. Krom in “Inventaris der Oudheden in de
Padangsche Bovenlanden” (OV 1912:41). Furthermore, when Kern first published the discovery
of this inscription in 1913, where he considered this inscription to be an inscription from the
king's tomb. Meanwhile, Bosch concludes that this inscription is an inscription on the King's
Fort. In the Kuburajo area where this inscription was found, it is located at an altitude compared
to its surroundings, so this area is more accurately referred to as Kubu Rajo than Rajo's Grave.
 SARUASO

The Saruaso I inscription is one of the inscriptions left by Adityawarman.[1] This

inscription is also known as the Father's Stone Inscription. This inscription is called the Suruaso
Inscription because in the manuscript it says Sri Surawasa which is the origin of the word from
the name Nagari Suruaso in (present-day Tanah Datar Regency). This inscription is dated to
1297 Saka or 1375 AD.

About 1 km from Suruaso there is an irrigation channel through a carved hill, the distance
is only about 2 meters from the edge of Batang Selo, and on the left and right sides of this
irrigation canal there are inscriptions, and one of them is this inscription. This inscription uses
the Malay script and another uses the Nagari (Tamil) script. The construction of this irrigation
channel can show Adityawarman's concern for improving the economic level of his community
by not relying on forest and mining products alone.

Currently, the inscription is still at the location of its discovery (in situ) and has been
given a traditional Minangkabau roof as a protector,[3] and is under the supervision of BPCB
Batusangkar.
 CANDI PADANG ROCO

The Dharmasraya area was once the center of government and the capital of the Malay
Kingdom from 1286 to 1347 AD has been recognized by scholars of history and archeology. The
Langsek River area itself is the location where the Amoghapasa statue pedestal was found which
was sent by King Krtanegara to Malayu. Padang Roco Temple is a Buddhist temple. The
existence of the Padang Roco Temple is one proof that the area was once used as the center of
government, so it is necessary to build temples as a means of worship for the king, his family and
his people. The Padangroco Temple site has remains in the form of 4 temples, namely Candi
Padangroco I, II, III, IV. Padang Roco Temple I is the main temple with a size of 21 m X 21 m
with a brick structure height of about 90 cm and in the middle about 3 m. This main building has
entrance stairs on all four sides with a southwest-northeast orientation
 GRAHI

The Grahi Inscription is an inscription found in Chaiya, southern Thailand, which is in

Old Khmer language and is dated to 1183. This inscription is inscribed on a bronze Buddha
statue pedestal at Wat Hua Wiang temple. The Grahi called Kia-lo-hi in Chinese records Chu-
fan-chi is thought to be the old name of Chaiya, and was formerly a border area between the
Srivijaya Kingdom and the Khmer Kingdom in the Malay Peninsula.

In Saka year 1105 (1183), by order of Kamraten An Maharaja Srimat Trailokyaraja

Maulibhusanawarmadewa, the third day of the rising month of Jyestha, Wednesday,
Mahasenapati Gelanai who ruled Grahi ordered mraten Sri Nano to make a Buddha statue. It
weighs 1 bhara 2 tula, and its gold value is 10 tamlin