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is Visiting Goa Lawah or Bats Cave

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Pura = Temple, Goa = Cave
Pura Goa Lawah or Bats Cave Temple in the Village Pesinggahan, Dawan sub district, Klungkung regency is the center of Pura Segara in Bali to worship God as the God of the Sea.

Complete Story of Goa Lawah ( Bats Cave ) in Klungkung

In Papyrus Prekempa Mount Agung told Lord Shiva sent Sang Hyang Tri Murti to save this earth. Lord Brahma transformed into a Dragon called Ananta Bhoga. Lord Vishnu incarnated as a Dragon called Basuki. Lord Iswara become a Dragon called Taksaka. Basuki dragon incarnation of Lord Vishnu's head to the sea in order to move the ocean evaporates into clouds. Tail to tail scales the mountain and into the dense trees in the forest.

Dragon Basuki head is symbolized by Pura Goa Lawah or Bats Cave Temple and tail as the towering Mount Agung. The tail center at Pura Goa Raja, one of the temples in the complex Pura Besakih. Because it was anciently cave at Pura Goa Raja is said to penetrate up to Pura Goa Lawah or Bats Cave Temple . Because there was an earthquake in 1917, the cave was being closed.

Goa lawah ( Bats Cave ) function for Hindus in Bali

Pura Goa Lawah or Bats Cave Temple existence is stated in several manuscripts such as Papyrus Usana Bali and also Babad Pasek. In the Papyrus declared Pura Goa Lawah or Bats Cave Temple was built at the initiative of MPU Kuturan XI century AD and restored back to extend the XV century AD. In Papyrus Usana Bali stated that MPU Kuturan has a work called'' Babading Dharma Wawu Anyeneng 'to the effect on the establishment of a temple in Bali including the Pura Goa Lawah or Bats Cave Temple and also includes Saka year 929 or the year 107 AD.

Hindus in Bali generally perform as the closing ceremony called Nyegara Gunung, Atma Wedana also well known as Nyekah, Memukur or Maligia ceremony.
This ceremony serves as a declaration that the atman ritually consecrated family Dewa Pitara it has achieved. Nyegara Gunung ceremony was generally done in Pura Goa Lawah and Pura Besakih one of them is in Pura Goa Raja.

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Pura Besakih or Besakih Temple on the slopes of Mount Agung and Temple Goa Lawah waterfront yoni phallus is a symbol of the natural form. The yoni phallus is a symbol for the worship of God that brings one element Omnipotence purusa with predana. Purusa as element convergence of spirit with predana as meterial lead to the creation of the elements. Is that Mount Agung as a symbol of purusa and Goa Lawah as a symbol pradana. This is to describe the natural process in which seawater evaporates into clouds and overcast to rain. Rain accommodated by mountains with dense forests. That's the natural process described by two of that nature. Natural process that happens over the law of God. Therefore, in the seaside village of Pura Goa Lawah or Bats Cave Temple Pesinggahan founded and established on Mount Agung Besakih complex with 18 primary. God that was worshiped in the temple in order to request that the natural processes continue to run as it should. Due to the passage of the process of this nature will remain fertile to give life to humanity.

Goa Lawah temple Ceremonial

Ceremony at Pura Goa Lawah is to worship the Lord Tengahing Segara and Sang Hyang Basuki done every Anggara Love Medangsia. In viscera temple, precisely at the mouth of the cave are shrines General Instruction as worship Sang Hyang Tunggal. There is Meru Three Overlapping as place of lord Andakasa. There is a gedong Pelinggih Limasari as place of Dewi ( goddess ) Sri and gedong Limascatu as Place of Lord Vishnu. Two shrines here used to worship God of Sang Hyang Basuki and Lord Tengahing Segara.

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12th Things To Do In Bali

is Visiting Goa Gajah or Elephant Cave

Goa Gajah ( Elephant cave ) Location

Goa Gajah or Elephant Cave is a tourist site that is located in the village of Bedulu, Blahbatuh district, Gianyar regency, about 27 km from Denpasar. Goa Gajah or Elephant cave name is derived from the word, a word that appears in palm Negarakertagama compiled by MPU prapanca in 1365 AD.

Story of Goa Gajah ( Elephant Cave )

Goa Gajah built in the eleventh century AD, when it is being conducted by King of Sri Astasura Ratna Bumi . This cave functioned as a hermitage, it is proved by the presence of niches in this Goa Gajah or Elephant Cave . In addition there is also a nearby cave pool with seven statues of Widyadara-Widyadari ( angels ) who was holding the holy water. Total there are seven statues, but when I lived there only six in number, according to the clerk of the statue was moved to another location, the earthquake a few years ago. The six statue is a symbol of the seven sacred rivers in India, the birthplace of Hinduism and Buddhism.

Goa Gajah temple has many ancient relics. Because the temple is visited by many foreign and domestic visitor. Goa Gajah or Elephant Cave can be divided into 3 parts. Here also there is a Hindu's most sacred buildings are very old around the Tenth century AD.

What are there inside the Elephant cave ?

There is a Hindu shrine shrine shrine-built after the century. While the third existing building Buddhist relics predicted by existing experts around the 8th century AD contemporary of Borobudur temple in Central Java.

Recess cave in the eastern part there are three big phallus lined up on a pedestal, while in the western part of the cave there is a statue of Ganesha in the form of T. Happens in the upstream cave there are three symbols of Shiva Linga or Sang Hyang Tri Purusa. While in the down level is a statue of Ganesha is the son of Shiva in the Hindu pantheon system. Because of the Ganesh statue is by Miguel Covarrubias's cave called Goa Gajah.

Functions god Ganesha in Hindu worship system is as Wighna-ghna Gods and the Gods Winayaka. Wighna means obstacle or challenge. Worship God as Lord Ganesh is worship to get spiritual guidance in order to become self-reliant in the face of obstacles or challenges of life. Ganesha is worshiped as the god Winayaka is to get God's guidance in developing life wise. Ability to face challenges and develop this wisdom as a first step to achieving a peaceful and prosperous life on this earth.

Front side of the Goa Gajah

In front of the cave there is a statue of Iron in a sacred bathing pool since the time buried in the ground. Currently serving head office Kriygsman Antiquities in Bali, the baths were excavated in the year of 1954. In Goa Gajah or Elephan Cave there is a statue bathing called Widyadara and Widyadhari ( angles ). These statues were six showers. The three lined up in the north and three in the south. This angel statue is placed on top of a lotus or lotus pedestal. Padma is a symbol of the universe place of Hyang Widhi ( GOD ).

In the middle, there are statues of male symbol Widyadhara. The six statues Widyadhari drain the water from the center there are statues and statues of milk. Water flowing in the pool as a symbol of fertility. Purpose Linga worship God with symbols as a medium for motivating the emergence of fertility. Phallus was divided into two parts: the base and the Predana called Yoni symbol that stands above the yoni called Linga. The bottom of the rectangular-shaped phallus symbol of Brahma Bhaga, upon the octagonal symbol of Vishnu Bhaga.

In the octagon elliptical. Here's a peak as Shiva Bhaga. In this Linga worship ceremony splashed with water or with milk. Water or milk is accommodated through the channel yoni. The water that is sprinkled into rice fields and plantations pleading agricultural fertility.

Shower statue was a symbol of fertility water flows to build agriculture in the broad sense. In Canakya Nitisastra, water was declared one of the three Ratna Bumi Permata.

Temples function and story of Goa Gajah

Herbs food and medicine as well as words of wisdom as the two other gems Ratna. Hindu shrine at temple of Goa Gajah in addition to the existing heritage building in the Hindu Shiva Pasupata the next time there is a cult of Hindu temple in the days of Hindu Shiva Siddhanta has grown. Because it's in the south east a bit to Goa Gajah, there are several shrines. There are statues called Pelinggih supply Limas and Limas Mujung as Pelinggih Pesimpangan or transit temple of Batara Gunung Agung or Agung mountain and Mount Batur's God.

There is Pelinggih ( temple ) called Gedong as ancestral shrines of Gusti Bedaulu ( king of Bedaulu ). There is also pelinggih ( temple ) called Queen Park as Vishnu worship as god of water. As the temple in general, there are also several auxiliary buildings. Such as the shrine Pengaruman, place of offerings when the ceremonial, both this temple ceremonies and other Hindu holy days.

More ancient relic of Hindu heritage in Goa Gajah temple is a relic of Buddhism. Outside the cave on the western side there are statues of the Buddhist Goddess statue Hariti in Bali called Men Brayut. This statue is depicted as a woman who took a lot of children. In Buddhist mythology, Hariti this was originally a woman's flesh-eating human flesh, especially the children. After this Hariti studying the teachings of the Budha, Hariti eventually became a deeply religious and compassionate children.

End of Goa Gajah Elephant Cave

In south Elephant Cave through trenches found in attitudes Dhyani Buddha statues Buddha Amitabha. Buddha Dhyani Buddha Amitabha in attitude is the Mahayana Buddhist pantheon system as a Buddhist protector westbound universe. Thus three kind of form of Hindu and Buddhist religious buildings in the Pura Goa Gajah or Elephant cave temple. Hopefully this 12th things to do in Bali able to give you more idea when visiting Bali.

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