Category: Wilwatikta / Majapahit

The Mysteries of the Sukuh Temple on Mount Lawu in Java that looks like a Mayan pyramid

Candi of Indonesia, Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Javanese Sacred Places, Shaivism, Southeast Asian Art, Spiritual Travel, Wilwatikta / Majapahit

Candi Sukuh (Sukuh Temple) is one of three very special temples found along the slopes of Mount...

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The Cèlèngan (Majapahit Piggy Banks): Indonesian Symbol of Luck and Prosperity

۞ Indosphere Culture, Hindu-Javanese, Integral Bali Lifestyle, Javanese Culture, Nusantara, Southeast Asian Art, Wilwatikta / Majapahit

The Cèlèngan: Indonesian symbol of Luck and Prosperity The earliest piggy banks...

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Vastu-shastra: The Ideal Hindu Town Planning

Bharat (India), ۞ Indosphere Culture, Books Reviews, Dvipantara (Southeast Asia), Sustainable Building, Vastu Shastra, Vedic Lifestyle, Wilwatikta / Majapahit

From the book Vastu-shastra by D. N. Shukla (full text here) This page describes Folk-Planning...

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Sang Dwija Naga Nareswara: the Javanese Trishula (Shiva’s Trident)

Indonesian Dharma, Shaivism, Wilwatikta / Majapahit

Sang Dwija Naga Nareswara (Javanese trisula) The trishula (trident) is the most recognized symbol...

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Kirtimukha: The ‘Face of Glory’ in Indosphere Temple Art

Balinese Culture, Cambodia, Hindu Cosmology, Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Nusantara, Shaivism, Southeast Asian Art, Wilwatikta / Majapahit

Kāla in Candi Kidal, Java Initially posted on Medium The Kirtimukha or ‘Face of...

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Majapahit: the Peak of Indonesian Civilization

Balinese Culture, Candi of Indonesia, Dvipantara (Southeast Asia), Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Javanese Sacred Places, Nusantara, Wilwatikta / Majapahit

Image source: Didi Trowulanesia The Majapahit empire was the last of the major Hindu empires of...

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Dang Hyang Nirartha: High Priest, Mystic and Reformer of the Balinese Religion

Balinese Culture, Indonesian Dharma, Nusantara, Shaivism, Wilwatikta / Majapahit

It was chaos in Java by the end of the 15th century. Feuds were happening everywhere and the...

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The Trimurti Temple of Prambanan

Candi of Indonesia, Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Javanese Sacred Places, Shaivism, Wilwatikta / Majapahit, Yogyakarta

The Prambanan temple complex in Central Java is Indonesia’s largest holy site....

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Javanese Shaivism and Balinese Yoga

Candi of Indonesia, Dvipantara (Southeast Asia), Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Nusantara, Wilwatikta / Majapahit, Yogyakarta

BalineseYoga.org Yoga in Indonesia has a very long history. In Java, a succession of Hindu...

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The Yadnya Kasada Sacrifice at Mount Bromo

Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Javanese Sacred Places, Nusantara, Spiritual Travel, Wilwatikta / Majapahit

Devotees climbing to the crater for Yadnya Kasada at Mount Bromo Each year, the Tengger people of...

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Dvipantara: the Golden Age of Southeast Asia

۞ Indosphere Culture, Cambodia, Indonesian Dharma, Kalamanthana (Borneo), Koh Phangan, Nusantara, Shaivism, Southeast Asian Art, Suvarnabhumi (Indochina), Thailand, Wilwatikta / Majapahit

Only Since World War II has the term ‘Southeast Asia’ been used to describe the area...

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The Cult of Ganesha in Southeast Asia

۞ Indosphere Culture, ۞ Spirituality, Balinese Culture, Candi of Indonesia, Hindu Cosmology, Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Koh Phangan, Nusantara, Southeast Asian Art, Thailand, Wilwatikta / Majapahit

Image source: Didi Trowulanesia Ganesha is also known as Vinayaka (‘one who removes...

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Hindu-Javanese Prophecies: the Return of Sabdapalon

Balinese Culture, Hindu-Javanese, Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Kejawen (Javanese Spirituality), Nusantara, Wilwatikta / Majapahit, Yogyakarta

Sabdapalon was a mystic, Hindu high priest and spiritual advisor to King Brawijaya V, the last...

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Sang Hyang Bathari Durga: the Mother Goddess and the Candi of Indonesia

Candi of Indonesia, Dvipantara (Southeast Asia), Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Nusantara, Shaivism, Wilwatikta / Majapahit

Originally posted on Medium In India, the temples are called devalaya or vimana. In Bali they are...

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The Keris: sacred daggers of Indonesia and their esoteric significance

۞ Indosphere Culture, ۞ Spirituality, Balinese Culture, Customs & Rituals, Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Kejawen (Javanese Spirituality), Nusantara, Shaivism, Southeast Asian Art, Wilwatikta / Majapahit, Yogyakarta

Image source: Didi Trowulanesia A keris is a double-edged asymmetrical dagger originating in Java....

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Wilwatikta: the ancient Indonesian capital of the Majapahit empire

Candi of Indonesia, Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Javanese Sacred Places, Nusantara, Spiritual Travel, Vastu Shastra, Wilwatikta / Majapahit

Originally posted on Medium – Image source – Didi Trowulanesia Trowulan near...

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