Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Mas Kuning Temple In Bali

 
In general every religion has a place to worship or a shrine. The temple is a holy place of Hindus to connect with Ida Sanghyang Whidi Wasa or God. Hindus have a belief in the infinite nature of God's omnipotence, while on the one hand human beings have limitations so that it is impossible to reach his infinite omnipotence. Nevertheless man seeks to draw closer to the omnipotence of God. Attempts to get closer to the omnipotence of God aims to human beings can utilize trust in God Almighty is to improve the quality of life (Wiana, 1989: 1).
The existence of temples in Bali can be grouped according to its function that is a temple that serves as a sacred place to worship Ida Sanghyang Widhi Wasa or God and temple that serves as a sacred place to worship ancestral spirits. Besides as a place of worship is also used for other activities such as places of mensandekan (rest) when people travel far, where the discussion (berdaharma tula), and as a medium of education. Furthermore, according to Ardana, in the temple of heaven three, the temple in Bali is grouped again in accordance with the characteristics and characters are: 1) Pura general is a temple that has the general characteristics as a place of worship Ida Sang hyang Widhi Wasa with all prabawa (God). This common temple is worshiped by all Hindus so often called apayanganang Bali universe. Temples belonging to the character are Besakih temple, Batur Temple, Sad Kahyangan Temple. 2) Territorial Temple is a temple that has the character of the unity of the region as a place of worship of an adat village that is Kahyangan Tiga Temple. 3) Functional temple, this temple has a functional character because people bound by the bonds propetions or swagina, such as Subak Temple and temple Melanting. 4) Kawitan Temple ie this temple has a character determined by the existence of bond wit or ancestral origin based on the birth line (geniologis). Which belongs to Kawitan temple is Marajan or Sanggah, Panti temple,  Dadia or Family Temple.
Related to this in Bali there are some temples that have uniqueness and high religious value, especially in the village of Pakraman Kerobokan namely Mas Kuning Temple. Mas Kuning Temple looks like a pretend that is in bali. But Pengempon/congregation Mas Kuning Temple is some residents of Village. purportedly according to the story pengempon or congregation of Pura Mas Kuning is the people who have a chant (agreement in the form of scale) because the first pengempon or congregationin this temple there is a sick and with a pleading in this temple then the disease and the threat of magic can be neutralized by the miracle that the community has gained that gift until now a pengempon in congregation the Mas Kuning Temple his and passed by his ofspring. In writing or in the form of an inscription is not found when exactly Mas Kuning Temple built, but this temple is estimated to have existed when Kerobokan Village named Pidan Masana Village led by Dewa Bagus Manik Macuet domiciled in the Village Pegamelan or Village Penarukan Now (Jro Wayan Suma Wijaya; 2013).
Renovation of this temple was held around 2010 by pengempon congregations Temple. The callers of the temple and pemedek together built the already damaged Mas Kuning Temple. With the trust of Mas Kuning temple it can be re-built with what it is. Perhaps most people's comments say that the Mas Kuning Temple is not the property of people Kerobokan village. Over time people start praying at Mas Kuning temple and believe that Ida Sang Hyang Widhi or god will provide health and safety to them. Pujawali or ceremony in Mas Kuning temple falls on Anggara wuku Tambir or a day before ceremony in  Dalem temple.
Awareness of duty and obligation to keep keajegan pura will grow sradha and bhakti ummah embodied in real action, so that with unity of holy will and holy acts in devoting themselves to each Ida Sang Hyang Widi Wase, surely His holy light will hit all Hindus thus manifest "Moksartham Jagathita Ya Caiti Dharma".