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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

    Posted on Sunday June 28th, 2009 at 04:13 in prayer, hinduism, heritage, nitisastra

    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

    Posted on Wednesday June 24th, 2009 at 02:52 in hinduism, heritage, harivamsha

    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

    Posted on Thursday June 18th, 2009 at 01:05 in prayer, heritage, bhaumantaka

    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

    Posted on Wednesday June 10th, 2009 at 22:25 in prayer, history, hinduism, heritage, 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

    Posted on Tuesday June 2nd, 2009 at 22:17 in hinduism, tradition, offerings, heritage

    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)

    Posted on Monday February 23rd, 2009 at 00:41 in heritage

    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)

    Posted on Sunday February 22nd, 2009 at 00:31 in heritage

    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)

    Posted on Saturday February 21st, 2009 at 00:21 in heritage

    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

    Posted on Thursday February 19th, 2009 at 03:11 in heritage

    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...