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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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The Legendary Vaishnava King Jayabhaya
Thus Sri Jayabhaya was one of the greatest patrons of Vaishnavism in Java and Nusantara. Even today we still find glorifying stories about him in Javanese oral tradition. He was such a legendary personality. One day I found an interesting story about...
King Jayabhaya’s Role in Vaishnavism
The second important rise of Vaishnavism in Nusantara was under the patronage of the great king Jayabhaya (Maharaja Sri Varmesvara Jayabhaya Madhusudana-avatara-anindita Sri Singhaparakramottungadeva). Sri Jayabhaya unified the divided kingdom by sub...
