History of Uluwatu Temple

THE HISTORICAL STORY OF THE ULUWATU TEMPLE

Uluwatu Temple is located in Pecatu Village, a village located in the district of South Kuta, Badung-Bali regency is very famous for its mainstay of Uluwatu temple, this village is also famous for places where many hotels & tourist facilities are located. A very strategic location with outstanding natural beauty makes this village selected by investors to invest their capital, for example Bulgari Hotels & Resorts, Bali, Alila Villas Uluwatu, The Istana, Tirtha Bali, The Edge, The Khayangan estate and many more hotel or wedding venue that can and meet in this one village.

Uluwatu temple stood firmly rocky reef jutting into the middle of the sea with an altitude of approximately 97 meters to make this temple a very beautiful, rocky cliffs around the temple gives a very extraordinary view and very spoil the eyes of tourists who visit it. Besides the sea below is also no less interesting to mecuri the attention of surfers of the world to just enjoy the waves that are created on the right Uluwatu temple. The beauty of the panorama around Uluwatu temple will enchant the tourists at sunset / sunset that can be enjoyed from several sides of the cliffs around the temple, especially then the presence of Uluwatu Kecak dance performed on an open stage makes this sights increasingly in demand by tourists all over the world.

Mpu Kuturan and history of Uluwatu Temple

It is not known clearly when Uluwatu temple was built by Mpu Kuturan or Mpu Rajakreta during the reign of Sri Msula-Masuli during the XI century. However, there are interesting facts from the historical relics at the Luhur Uluwatu temple. Ancient left at this temple in the form of a bracket or kori temple magnificent tower majestic limiting the area of ​​the middle jaba with the innards of the temple, predicted this temple has existed since the 8th century. The ancient temple broke the count of Isaka year with candrasangkala gana sawang gana which means Isaka year 808 or about 886 AD. So, before the arrival of Mpu Kuturan to Bali.

Uluwatu temple plays an important role in Bali's god ista. In Padma Bhuana in Bali, Uluwatu temple is located in the southwest region, where it is a place of worship of the god Rudra. In addition to its geographic position, the uniqueness of the Luhur Uluwatu temple is the direction of worship that goes to the Southwest. Generally, in some other prahyangan in Bali, whose cult is facing north and east.Ketika we see on the left before entering the temple there pelinggih Dalem Jurit can be found 3 monument Tri Murti, is a place to worship the god Shiva Rudra. In this Middle Jaba we turn to the left again there is a water bath which always contains water despite the dry season though. It is considered a miracle of the Luhur Uluwatu temple. Because, in the area of ​​Pecatu Village is a limestone coral reefs that rely on rain water. Because there is a miracle, the water bath is saved. Usually used for the sake of the holy tirta. Then the next from the middle jaba keep going through the Temple brackets, Kurung temple is suspected to be made that is about the 11th century AD, when connected with the existence of the temple of winged brackets in the temple Sakenan. But there is also a opinion that this temple of winged brackets in East Java ancient relics in Sendang Duwur with Candra Sengkala is the sign of the year Saka with the sentence in Old Javanese as follows: Gunaning salira tirtha bayu, meaning to show the number of years Saka 1483 or 1561 AD.

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Candi Kurung Padu Raksa The winged mercant on Sendang Duwur is the same as the Kurung Padu Raksa Temple at Pura Luhur Uluwatu. Thus it seems more appropriate to say that Candi Kurung Padu Raksa in Pura Luhur Uluwatu made in the days of Dang Hyang Dwijendra that is the XVI century. Because Dang Hyang Dwijendra who expand the Pura Luhur Uluwatu. After we go into the innards (inside the temple) we find the most basic building that is Meru Tumpang Tiga shrine god Shiva Rudra. The other building is the only complementary building such as the place where the ceremony is placed and the Pawurang Hall where the pandita worships leads the ceremony. The ceremony of piodalan or the great feast at Pura Uluwatu falls on the day of Kliwon, wuku medangsia.

The story of Uluwatu Temple begins with the giving of revelation to Dhangyang Dwijendra.

Narrated when one day on kliwon wuku medangia Dhangyang Dwijendra given revelation from God on that day also he must go to heaven. Hindu priest from East Java who also became Bhagawanta (clerical pastor) Gelgel in the golden age of Dalem Waturenggong around 1460-1550, was happy because the moment he had been waiting for had arrived. However, the priest who also has the name Danghyang Nirartha still retains a center that will be given to his son. Below the end of Pura Uluwatu, there was a fisherman named Ki Pasek Nambangan. Danghyang Dwijendra requested that Ki Pasek Nambangan be willing to give his son, Empu Mas in Mas village, that Danghyang Dwijendra put a library at the Luhur Uluwatu temple. Then Ki Pasek Nambanganpun gave a request from Dhangyang Nirarta. Then Ki Pasek Nambangan finally left, while Dhangyang Dwijendra did tapa yoga semadi. Next Maha Resi finally Moksa (going to heaven without leaving the body roughly) quickly like a flash. Ki Pasek Nambangan only saw a light into the sky.

The historical story of this Uluwatu temple then developed into the belief of the local community and Hindu in Bali. That the existence of the Uluwatu temple plays a very important role in the religious life of the Hindu community in Bali.