Tolerance becomes the main weapon to unite the archipelago which
consists of many ethnic groups with a variety of customs.
In the History of Java Museum, you can see evidence, how since
ancient times, the ancestors of the Indonesian people have succeeded in laying
the foundation of this tolerance to be the guardians of national unity.
Those who first introduced Indian culture in Indonesia were
brahmans, monks and priests of various sects in India, following the maritime
trade route.
Indian culture is happily accepted. As for the influence of
religion, there is only one Indian religious sect whose not found in Java, Bali
or elsewhere in the archipelago, namely Jainism.
Though they have a broad knowledge of what is presented by India,
this does not mean that the Javanese apply their knowledge in the same way as
the Indians, or even apply it all. The Javanese tradition also encompasses many
teachings and worshiping ways that are entirely composed of Indian elements,
but have slightly different breaths.
Buddhism arrived in the archipelago early enough and much
information about this we get from Chinese sources. Includes information that
in the 5th century there have been Buddhists in Java.
Around the 7th to 9th centuries, it can even be said that the
areas of Sumatra and Java are "Metropolitan" for Buddhism, especially
in the Srivijaya region.
On the island of Java, the most widely embraced form of Buddhism
is a combination of Mahayana and Vajrayana.
Borobudur Temple shows scenes contained in a number of texts in
Sanskrit that breathes or is the basis of Mahayana understanding. They are
Mahakarmawi-bhangga, Lalitawistara, Diwyawadana and Gandawyuha.
The tolerant attitude in religion has an impact on religious
application in Java, known in the Majapahit era, known by a teaching called
Siwa-Buddha, it can be seen in several manuscripts such as Kakawin Sutasoma and
kakawin Arjunawijaya. This Shiva-Buddhism is a syncretism of Hinduism and
Buddhism in Indonesia.
Seeing this fact, there is nothing wrong if we take the time to
visit the History of Java museum in Bantul, Yogyakarta, so that later we can
instill a sense of tolerance and respect for differences and try to unite in
the name of humanity.
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