ABSTRACT
After focussing on the diffusion and the semiotic shifts of Buddha statues in Java at large, this chapter returns to the setting of Temanggung to follow from close the introduction of Buddha shrines in the village of Surjosari. It shows how the revival of Buddhism in the area was accompanied in important ways by the cultivation of a distinct visual culture. In this specific context, the statues took on the ambivalent role of environmental embellishment and sacred artefacts. After exploring their genealogy and their taxonomy, the chapter enquires into the relationships that ensue between the statues and the religious lives of the residents.
