Senin, 09 November 2009

Bali Kingdom

Bali is known as the "Island of the Gods" in the days prior to arrival majapahit when there is a kingdom that appears first in Bali at around 914 AD is known from an inscription found in a village near Sanur Blanjong charter with sunrise beach. The inscription dated 836 saka which mentions the name of king "Khesari Warmadewa" has the palace in Singhadwala.
Warmadewa is Ugrasena Khesari in 915 AD - 942 AD After death, Abu from the body of the king in the Water dicandikan Ugrasena Madatu, then replaced by a crown Jayasingha Warmadewa (960 AD - 975 AD). It is said that the king Jayasingha build two baths in Manukraya village, which is now near the palace Siring Tread country.

King Jayasingha Warmadewa replaced by King Jayasadhu Warmadewa (975 AD - 983 AD), after it dies is replaced by a queen named Sri Maharaja of Srivijaya Chandra (983 AD - 989 AD). Then replaced by Dharmodayana (989 AD - 1011 AD) which is also called King Udayana. King Udayana married to Gunapriayadharmapatni aka Mahendradatta of royal Medang kemulan east Java and the marriage produced 3 children namely: Airlangga, marakata, and Children Wungsu. Then Airlangga married a daughter of King Apo (king of eastern Java).
King of King Udayana marakata replaced because Airlangga in east Java. King Udayana death and ashes in the candikan Banu Wka. Apo named marakata Marakatta Pangkajasthana Uttunggadewa Wardana who ruled in Bali from 1011 to 1022. Then replaced by the child Wungsu (1049 - 1077) who ruled for 28 years and said the country during his reign peaceful state. Wungsu child has no offspring and died in 1077 and in dharmakan at Gunung Kawi near Tread Siring. After the child died Wungsu, state kingdom in Bali remained in contact with the kings of Java and have told a king Bali who was named King Bedahulu or are familiar with the name that has Mayadenawa a very powerful grand vizier named Ki Kebo Iwa. The arrival of the kingdom of Gadjah Mada majapahit to Bali was to conquer Bali under the leadership of the Kingdom of Majapahit, but was not able ministers of Majapahit was invited Ki Kebo Iwa to Java and there was told to make a well and the wells were completed Ki Kebo Iwa in the tomb alive with soil and rock, but the ejection Bali Ki Kebo Iwa not be killed with the easy way like that. Soil and stones thrown into the well behind the thrown upward. In the end he gave himself until he gave up himself to be killed before she could be killed. After the death of Ki Kebo Iwa, Bali can be defeated by the Gadjah Mada University in the year 1343. After Bali was conquered by the Majapahit kingdom, some ancient Balinese fled to the mountainous area and then called the population "Bali Aga". Now their presence can be found in areas such as the village Bali Tenganan (Karangasem Regency), tengangan pengringsingan (Buleleng Regency) and many others.

In the kingdom of Bali until now, the temple / temple-shaped buildings made of stone is part of the life of the majority of Balinese are Hindu. Pura in Bali is a Hindu shrine. Every Hindu family has a family temple for worship of ancestors Hyang Widhi and family, so the temple on the island of Bali in number in the thousands.
Jade Pagoda Village. Each village generally has three main temples called Pura Pura Three Tri heaven or the heaven (tri = three), ie pretending shrine Sang Hyang Widi Wasa, the three manifestations of His power: Pura Desa for Brahma worship (the Creator), Pura Puseh to worship Lord Vishnu (the Preserver), and the Pura Dalem to worship the god Shiva (the destroyer). Pura village called Bale Agung, because temples are generally located in the village center is also used as a place to conduct a village meeting.
Jade Jagat Pura. Jade Pagoda is a place of public worship Ida Sang Hyang Widi Wasa, in his various manifestations, and also a place to worship the spirits of the ancestors. Included in the heaven kaetgori Jagat Pura, among them, is the Pura Sad Jade (sad = six), the temple is located in six locations in the heaven of P. Bali. Sad Khayangan Pura consisted of: Pura Luhur, Lempuyang Pura, Pura Goa Lawah, Watukaru Pura, Pura Bukit Canning and Pura Besakih. Sad Jade Pagoda is believed to be the joint spiritual island of Bali and is a center of religious activity.
In addition Sad Jade Pagoda, which belong to the heaven Jagat Pura Pura Dhang is heaven, the temple was built by the spiritual leaders in the past. Most Dhang Jade Pagoda is closely related to Nirartha Dhang Hyang, a Pedanda (Hindu priest) of the Majapahit Kingdom. At the time of Dalem Waturenggong government, about the year 1411 Saka (1489 AD), Hyang Nirartha Dhang also known as Dwijendra Dhang Hyang, a yatra (pilgrimage) around Bali, Nusa Penida and Lombok. In some places the stop off Dhang Hyang Nirartha built several temples, such as Pura Uluwatu, Pura Hair Sivi, etc.