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Vaishnava Suvarnabhumi Nusantara
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Indonesia once was part of The Greater India or Suvarnabhumi. The Hindus for centuries called her Dvipantara, “the islands between”. The Indonesians, especially Javanese and Balinese Hindus, also use the name Nusantara for this magnificent archip
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Invocations in The Treatise of Leadership and Morality
In Kawi literature, we also have a book called Niti Sastra, the book of leadership. We have no historical proves about its real compiler. In India, the same Niti Sastra was authored by Chanakya, a Brahmins with extraordinary political knowledge. It w...
The Invocations from Harivansha-parva
mPu Panuluh also compiled Harivansha-carita in Kawi. This is the story of amazing pastimes of Lord Krishna’s marriage with Rukminidevi. mPu Panuluh wrote this work began with invocation to Lord Krishna.Lord Krishna 'kidnapped' RukminideviNgkane sri...
Prayers to Lord Krishna in Bhaumantaka-carita of Barada
Bhaumasura in Kathakali performanceAlthough we did not have any historical evidence, but the Balinese elders believed Barada Rishi was compiled a Javanese Bhaumantaka-carita. This is also a rare palm leaf manuscript and not so widely read by people a...
Prayers to Lord Ramacandra in The Javanese Yogisvara Ramayana
Lord Rama killed Vali and Dasamukha or RavanaRelief panel of PrambananDevas (gods of celestial realm), siddhas (accomplished mystic beings with supernatural power), and rishis (revered sages) were offered their prayer to Lord Ramacandra in Yogisvara...
The Various Nature of The Offerings
Even if there are meat offerings involved in sacrificial rites, but as I observed there’s no fleshy-bloody things in the offerings put regularly inside the shrine’s tiny room. The room believed to occupy by the Bhataras or served as their seats. ...
Balinese Vedic Heritage (4)
This is The Atharvaveda SirahOm suryatidam nirmalam satatam| candramrtvat sakalam| sa sadasiva sa suryam idapyam jagatvam| brahma surya surya prabhavam| mahesvaram mahadevam sambhu sankaras ca sivam sadasivam paramasivam| tava suksmam paramgataya tav...
Balinese Vedic Heritage (3)
Om ityagre vyavaharet| nama iti pascat| narayanayetyuparistat| om ityekaksaram| nama iti dvi aksare| narayanayeti pancaksarani| etad vai narayanasya-astaksaram padam| yo ha vai narayanasya-astaksaram padam abhyeti| anapabhruvah sarvamayureti| vindate...
Balinese Vedic Heritages (2)
This is The Yajurveda SirahAtha nityo narayanah| brahma narayanah| sivas ca narayanah| sakras ca narayanah| kalas ca narayanah| disas ca narayanah| vidisas ca narayanah| urdhvam ca narayanah| adhas ca narayanah| antar bahis ca narayanah| narayana eve...
Continuing Vedic Heritages of Indonesia
Indonesia once was part of The Greater India or Suvarnabhumi. The Hindus for centuries called her Dvipantara, “the islands between”, perhaps extended from Jambudvipa (modern Indian subcontinent) to Astralaya (Australia in archaic Javanese). The I...
