The history of the muara takus

Muara Takus Temple is one of the relics of the very famous Sriwijaya Buddhist Kingdom. Muara Takus is located in District XIII Koto Kampar, Kampar District which is approximately 135 km from the city of Pekan Baru, Riau.

Muara Takus is a large and spacious enshrinement complex. This temple is also a complex of relics of the Kingdom of Sriwijaya in the world, and is also a symbol of the glory of the kingdom.

The location is not difficult to make this trip can be easily sent by road trip approximately 3 hours from Pekan Baru, Riau. Its location also on the banks of the river Kampar can be accessed easily from the road crossing Riau - West Sumetera which is only about 20 km.

In Muara Takus temple complex there are several temples namely mahligai temple, palangka temple, youngest temple and tuo temple which is the main temple. To shorten the discussion about Muara Takus Temple, will be discussed about the main temple that is Tuo Temple or the main temple in Muara Takus complex. This temple building has 36 sides and has 1 foot, leg 2, body and peak.

The main temple of the Muara Takus complex is built with a mixture of bricks and sandstone. Like the other temples, the first discovery of this temple is certainly still not perfect. The process of restoration of the old temple is also done, ie gradually due to limited funds. The restoration can be finished by a time of 3 years.

The Origin of Muara Takus

The origin of the name Muara Takus temple is still a big question mark, there are two opinions about the name. The first opinion, the name is used because there is a small river named Takus. The second opinion, the name Muara is defined as two words: "Muara" means place to end river flow and "Takus" which means old and big temple (chinese language). Obviously not, the whole meaning is the old and big temple that lies at the mouth of the river.

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