Category: Balinese Culture

Hidden Knowledge in the Indonesian Lontar Scriptures (Palm Leaf Manuscripts)

۞ Indosphere Culture, ۞ Spirituality, Balinese Culture, Books Reviews, Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Wilwatikta / Majapahit

Palm-leaf manuscripts in South and Southeast Asia, are engraved, dried palm leaves where spiritual...

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The Padmasana Shrines in Bali

۞ Spirituality, Balinese Culture, Customs & Rituals, Indonesian Dharma, Southeast Asian Art

The Padmasana is the Indonesian Hindu shrine to worship God Almighty. The Padmasana is a symbol...

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The Dewata Nawa Sanga (“Surya Majapahit”)

۞ Indosphere Culture, Balinese Culture, Candi of Indonesia, Gods of the Indosphere, Hindu Cosmology, Hindu-Javanese, Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Nusantara, Shaivism, Southeast Asian Art, Vastu Shastra, Wilwatikta / Majapahit

Image source — Didi Trowulanesia The Surya Majapahit is perhaps the most recognizable...

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The Dvārapāla: Guardians of Sacred Places

Balinese Culture, Candi of Indonesia, Hindu Cosmology, Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Javanese Sacred Places, Southeast Asian Art, Suvarnabhumi (Indochina), Vastu Shastra, Wilwatikta / Majapahit, Yogyakarta

Dvārapāla at Luhur Poten Temple (Bromo Tengger Semeru) The Dvārapāla...

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Hindu Kingdoms: the Golden Age of Indonesia

۞ Indosphere Culture, ۞ Spirituality, Balinese Culture, Candi of Indonesia, Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Javanese Sacred Places, Kalamanthana (Borneo), Nusantara, Shaivism, Wilwatikta / Majapahit

Image source: Didi Trowulanesia Highly advanced Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms flourished in...

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Kalpavriksha: the Primordial World Tree

۞ Spirituality, Balinese Culture, Dvipantara (Southeast Asia), Hindu Cosmology, Hindu Lifestyle, Indonesian Dharma, Javanese Culture, Mythology, Southeast Asian Art

Sacred Waringin tree (Ficus benjamina) in Mendut Temple The Kalpavriksha is the divine,...

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