Jakarta Post
PURWOKERTO, INDONESIA, May 23, 2003: The government is considering turning Java’s oldest Hindu temple complex at the Dieng plateau in Central Java into an international center for meditation. State Minister for Culture and Tourism I Gde Ardika said on Wednesday that due to its historical importance, the Dieng complex deserved to become an important center for meditation. He said many Hindu priests meditate at the temple complex, which is located on a 2,000-meter-high plateau 26 kilometers northwest of Wonosobo in Central Java. Ardika said the plan should be carefully considered, taking the impact on the non-Hindu community living nearby the complex into account. The name Dieng comes from Di Hyang which means “Abode of the Gods”