RUINS OF BRAMBAXAN. 185
a stone figure lies, much broken and disfigured. From an opening above, the ashes of the dead were thrown down after the bodies had been burnt ; incineration being a jn'cvalent practice among the ancient possessors of Java.
Apparently ^erv little cement has been used in building this temple, the stones of which have been ])laced together with great discernment, patience, and skill, more particularly at the corners and pro- jecticms, where they are wedged together, or dove- tailed, to insure the strength of the edifice.
The ruins of Brambanan are generally con- sidered to be half a century more ancient than those of Ijorolxxloo.
On dcsccnchng the hill, avc ])assed luider a long aveiTvU; of trcn-s to the AN'odono's house, who in- f()ni)('(l us that the Dapor, or kitchen, the n;ime a]])!ie(l to the jilaee we hail ]);issed on our way to I>or<)I)iiiloo, was a misnomer, the; right name being Chundi I'awon Chundi signifying, in Javanese,
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