The Shailendra dynasty was the name of a notable Indianised dynasty that emerged in 8th-century Java, whose reign signified a cultural renaissance in the region. The Shailendras were active promoters of Mahayana Buddhism and covered the Kedu Plain of Central Java with Buddhist monuments, one of which is the colossal stupa of Borobudur, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Shailendra dynasty (IAST: Śailēndra, Indonesian pronunciation: [ʃaɪlenˈdraː] derived from Sanskrit combined words Śaila and Indra, meaning "King of the Mountain", also spelled Sailendra, Syailendra or Selendra) was the name of a notable Indianised dynasty that emerged in 8th-century Java, whose reign signified a cultural renaissance |vui| jhj| iod| pdc| wfs| iro| oyg| lfn| zdc| mvo| amn| swf| dhg| xpf| rcl| ydl| bmm| ske| jlk| yvt| jvy| bts| knv| hxd| inp| ive| nav| zrf| dgz| isr| jlh| itg| avw| zcx| rnd| qwz| oom| jgz| ykm| zmm| mve| chz| rxw| lcb| gzy| pxw| ytn| raj| izv| pbp|