:: NATURE & CULTURE TOUR IN CANDI DASA
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PRICE
: 20 Euro /
person (minimum 2 people )
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| Schedule
: Leaves
at 08.30 AM every day |
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| BAT
CAVE TEMPLE
Goa Lawah ( Bat cave temple ). The Cave in the cliff face is jampacked
full of bats.In Bali there are many Lontar scrolls that are properly
collected in some cultural and tourism department offices. The major
temples in Bali were mostly built by Mpu Kuturan. In the 10th century
Mpu Kuturan came to Bali at which time Bali was under the rule of
Anak Wungsu. When he arrived, he found many beliefs in Bali then
he developed the Tri Murti concept to unite all those beliefs. The
arrival of Mpu Kuturan brought some changes in Bali, he particularly
taught the people “ how to make the ceremony to God “.
Besides it, he reconstructed the “ Kayangan Tiga “ (
three major temples ) at the villages throughout Bali, and also
he strengthened the existence of Kahayangan Jagat ( public temple
) including the Goa Lawah temple.
The history :
In 1460-1550, Danghyang Nirarta came to Bali during the time of
Raja Dalem Waturenggong. Nirarta came to Bali with a purpose to
conducte “ Tirtayatra “. On his pilgrimage to the east,
he stopped at Goa Lawah temple. In this temple he saw the beauty
of mountain range and the beautiful flowers that decorated the cave.
He walked into the cave which was inhabited by a thousand of bats
and the single shrine of Padmasana was also built by Danghyang Nirarta.
The temple used to be guarded by Gusti Batan Waringin. It has a
strong connection to the Besakih temple because the Goa Lawah temple
as the way out of Ida Bhatara Hyang Basukih from Agung Mountain
at Goa Raja temple. In the inscription of Sidhimantra tatwa said
that there was a meeting story of sanghyang Basukih and Danghyang
Sidhimantra. It is said that this cave has channel goes up to Goa
Raja temple at Gunung Agung.
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| KEHEN
TEMPLE
Pura Kehen, a state temple of the Bangli Kingdom, is one of the
finest temples in east Bali, a little like a miniature version of
Pura Besakih.
It is terraced up the hillside, with a great flight of steps leading
to the beautifully decorated entrance. The first courtyard has a
huge Banyan tree with a kul-kul entwined in its branches. The inner
courtyard has an 11 roofed meru ( multi-roofed shrine ), and a shrine
with thrones for the three figures of the Hindu trinity-Brahma,
Shiva and Vishnu. The carvings are particularly intricate.
In this Penyimpenan temple there are three inscriptions :
1.Date back to the 9th century and mentions Lord of fire, Lord of
Karimana, Lord of Tanda and Manks, It’s in Sanskrit script.
2.Date back to the 11th century in ancient Javanese word mentioning
Prime Minister Mpu Kuturan who lived in that century.
3. It’s said Lord Kehen/ Lord of fire in ancient Javanese
word. The king who reined Bali in that time named Cri Adhikunti
Ketana.
Mentioning to all inscriptions, mean the temple had been built in
9th century and had been enlarge in 11th century and at the beginning
of 13th century.
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| BATUR
& KINTAMANI
The village of Batur used to be down in the crater. A violent eruption
in 1917 killed thousands of people and destroyed more than 60.000
houses and 2000 temples. The village was rebuilt, but Gunung Batur
erupted again in 1926. the village was relocated up on the crater
rim, and the surviving shrine was also moved up and placed in the
temple “ Pura Ulun Danu “.
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| TIRTA
EMPUL
The name “ Tirta Empul “ is derived from a large spring
in the centre of the temple “ Tirta “ means holy water,
and “ Empul “ means spring, so “ Tirta Empul “
means holy water spring. The temple was built around 962 AD during
the rule of Candra Bayasinga king from the Warmadewa dynasty. It
is divided into three main courtyards, those are : the front yard,
the middle yard and the inner sanctum.
On the outer yard can be found two rectangular pools, each pool
is fed by a line of 30 fountains that stretching from east to west
and facing to the south. Each fountain has its own name and function.
According to tradition, there is a fountain for spiritual purification,
another for cleansing from evils, another is supposed to be an antidote
for poison.
The pancuran cetik or fountain for poison is connected to the mythological
battle between Mayadinawa king and Bhatara Indra. Mayadinawa was
a king of Batu Anyar, Bedulu. In the ancient tale the king Mayadinawa
was such a tyrant. He forbade the people to carry out their religions
to request the blessing of God. The God heard about this tyranny,
and lead by Indra they attacked Mayadinawa. In the end, he lost
the battle and ran a way to hide in the forest in the north of the
village Tampaksiring. With his magic powers, he created a spring
of poison which caused many deaths amongst Indra’s troops
who drank from the spring. In fury Bhatara Indra drove his spear
into the ground at the point where the spring was bubbling up, this
holy water was used to splash upon the afflicted troops and revive
them from the grasps of death.
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| GUNUNG
KAWI
Gunung Kawi access road leads to the river, via a large archway
and 315 steps that wind down into the valley.
The origin of the name “ Gunung Kawi “ is not known,
but Gunung means mountain, and “ Kawi “ means sculpture
( poetry ). Poetry in Bali is generally the reciting of the old
historic tales, so this “ mountain “ most likely refers
to the depth of history behind the ancient stone carvings in the
riverside cliffs.
Bali’s golden of history was during the warmadewa Dynasty,
when strong links were formed with java. The raja Udayana married
a Javanese Princess, known as Gunapriya Dharma Patni. From this
marriage came the sons Erlangga and Anak Wungsu. When Erlangga died
in the year 1041, the rajadom of east Java was divided in two. A
Bhuddist priest known as Empu Kuturan refused the royal mandate.
Bali was ruled by the Raja Anak Agung Wungsu from 1049 to 1077,
and under his rule was both prosperous and peaceful.
After the death Anak Wungsu his ashes were stored one of the shrines
at Gunung Kawi. Opposite the group of shrines which now form the
temple is a series of caves hewn out of rock, a monastery for Buddhist
priests dating back to the 11th century. The giant carved monuments
which look over the river were supposed to have been carved out
of the rock by magic powers “ Empu kuturan is said to have
used only his fingernails to sculpt these grand monuments to an
era of spiritual giants.
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