Penelitian dilakukan terhadap penataan halaman percandian Buddha di Jawa Tengah bertujuan untuk mengetahui bentuk-bentuk penataan halaman percandian Buddha di Jawa Tengah serta alasan dan pengaruh penataan halaman pada percandian Buddha di Jawa Tengah. Pendirian percandian Buddha di Jawa Tengah diketahui berkaitan dengan Dinasti Śailendra yang bercorak Buddhis dan berkuasa pada abad VIII-X Masehi. Percandian ini berfungsi sebagai tempat dilakukannya aktivitas keagamaan bagi umat pemeluk agama ataupun didirikan bagi kaum agamawan sebagai vihara. Fungsi yang demikian berkenaan dengan ragam bentuk penataan halaman pada masing-masing percandian Buddha di Jawa Tengah. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode penelitian arkeologi yakni pengumpulan data, pengolahan data, dan penafsiran data. Berdasarkan penelitian yang dilakukan, halaman percandian Buddha di Jawa Tengah memiliki karakteristik dan sifatnya masing-masing yang bertalian erat dengan aktivitas keagamaan pada percandian tersebut.

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Research on understanding to see how the arrangement of the courtyard in Buddhist temples in Central Java aims to determine the forms of courtyard layout by looking at the characteristics found in Buddhist temples in Central Java. The establishment of Buddhist temples in Central Java is known to be closely related to the Śailendra Dynasty, which is known to have a Buddhist style, which ruled around the VIII-X centuries AD. This temple serves as a place for ritual rites for religious adherents to perform or is established for religious people as a monastery. This function is closely related to the arrangement of the courtyard which has various forms in each Buddhist temple in Central Java. The method used in this research is archaeological research methods, namely data collection, data processing, and data interpretation. Based on the research conducted, the Buddhist temple courtyard in Central Java has its own characteristics that are closely related to the religious activities of the temple.