Sightseeing Hindu Religion - Buddhism - Confucianism ~ Indonesian Tourism

As a recognized religion in the country, many Hindu and Buddhist heritage yangs enantiasa diziarahi people. The existence of the Prambanan Temple and the temple Brorobudur not just a place of pilgrimage for the Hindu - Buddhist, but has become an international tourist attraction. Even so the existence of pagoda. Building a culture that is this Thionghoa cultural heritage, other than as a place of prayer congregation Confucianism, also excellent emnajdi for religious tourism. Here are some religious attractions Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism.

Prambanan
This is the largest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia. Prambanan is located in the village whose territory is divided between the district of Sleman (Yogyakarta) and Klaten (Central Java about 20 km east of Yogyakarta temple that was built around 850 AD This is the Sanjaya Dynasty relics. With the main buildings as high as 47 meters, Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple in Southeast Asia. Since 1991 the temple has become a world heritage site protected by UNESCO, which means that the complex is shielded and has a special status, for example in war situations.

This temple complex consists of 8 major temple or temples and more than 250 small temples. Three main temples called Trisakti and dedicated to Sang Hyang Trimurti: Shiva the Destroyer Batara, Batara Vishnu the Preserver and Batara Brahma the Creator.

Candi Borobudur
Temple is located in Magelang District, Central Java, this is one of the wonders of the world. Unlike the temples in Bali is mostly Hindu cultural heritage, Borobudur is the largest Buddhist cultural heritage in the world. According to Prof Dr JG Casparis, a ninth-century inscription reveals the genealogy of the three Sailendra king, a king Indra, his son, Samaratungga, and then daughter Samaratungga, namely Pramodawardhani.

In the reign of King Samaratungga, start construction of the temple named Bhumisam Bharabudhara, which can be interpreted as "Hill Improvement Virtue", that is, after over ten levels of Bodhisattva. Having completed for about 150 years, Borobudur is a magnificent pilgrimage center for Buddhists until around the year 930 AD

Grandeur, majesty, beauty, and unique architecture of Borobudur Temple wrapped with important values of the religion, culture and history has been the focus of attention Buddhists. Both in Indonesia and abroad, and tourists in general to come visit.

Sam Po Kong temple
Building stones of Sam Po Kong is a petilasan, the former stops and the first landing of an admiral named Zheng He of China / Cheng Ho or more commonly known as Sam Po Tay Djien. The building is located in Simongan area, southwest of Semarang City is known for its stone building is a huge Batu Caves are situated on a hill of stone.

Now the place is used as the location of the warning and a place of worship or prayer and a place for pilgrimage. For this purpose, in a cave of stone was placed an altar, and statues of Sam Po Tay Djien. They adore Sam Po Kong as a person worthy of respect and uphold and sought his blessing.

Tang Jin De Yuan
From dozens of temples in Jakarta, there are several famous old temples. One of them is the Temple of Jin De Yuan (Kim Tek le) in the area of Old Chinatown Glodok, West Jakarta. This temple was formerly under the management of Guan Gong or the Board of Officers Tionghoa "Batavia, while still berjayanya these institutions, along with Da Bo Gong Temple - Ancol, Tanjung temple (already destroyed) and the Temple of Wan Ji Sie (Kiap Wan Si) in Jalan Lautze . The four temples are known as the "Four Great Temple".

In his book HistoricalSitesofJakarta (1989), Adolf Heuken stated that the "Historical Notes on Brick Tionghoa ~ he" was recorded in about 1 650 Tionghoa Luitenant Xun Guo Guan (Hoen Kwee) established a temple in honor of Guan Yin (Guan Yin) in Glodok. At first, this temple is called Ting Guan Yin (Guan Yin Teng), or literally, Guan Yin Pavilion.

In its development nearly a century later the temple was destroyed and burned in the incident Angke Tragedy Massacre in 1740. In the year 1 755 a renaming Tionghoa Captain who had destroyed the temple and then restored again with the name of Jin De Yuan (Kim Tek le) - Temple of the Golden Virtues ".

Da Bo Gong temple
Although the same age as Jin De Yuan temple in Glodok, Da Bo Gong Temple (Temple of Ancol) has a different background. This temple Tionghoa language called Da Bo Gong Miao or Da Bo Gong temple. From Da Bo Gong or Toa Pe Kong (Hokkien pronunciation) appears Indonesian term for deity statues Indonesians, namely `topekong '.

There's something amazing about this temple. Tionghoa people should not bring pork into the temple courtyard. Why? This is linked with his trademark: Ancol temple is a shrine double. In ancient times, people Tionghoa and Muslims both worship the same place. So this place is a temple and at the same Tionghoa shrine for Muslims. Doubles as a shrine temple Ancol, also found in Semarang (Stone Building) and Palembang (Island Drought).

Source: SuaraMerdeka