The birth of Islam in Arabian Peninsula

History - Arabian Peninsula is located in Southwest Asia and surrounded by seas on three sides, namely the Iraqi Sea in the east, the Red Sea in the west, and Indian Ocean in the south, and it directly borders with Lebanon and Syria in the north. Almost...

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Characteristics of Hindu Buddhist historical remains in Various region in Indonesia

A. TemplesHistory - In Indonesia, especially in Java, there are many Hindu-Buddhist historical inheritances in the form of temples ('candi' in Indonesia). The word 'candi' derived from one of the names of Durga (goddess of death), 'Candika'.A temple originally...

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Hindhu Buddhist cultural heritage in different areas of Indonesia

ReligionHistory - The historical, religious heritages which has exited since the 2nd century are Buddhism and Hinduism. Buddhism probably arrived in Indonesia approximately between the 2nd and 5th century AD as indicated by the discovery of some Buddhist statues in Sempaga, Jember and Bukti Siguntang.Buddhism flourished since propagation. Meanwhile, Hinduism first arrived in Kutai Kingdom in approximately the 5th century, then...

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The fall of Majapahit Kingdom

History - Between in 14th and 15th century, Majappahit Kingdom underwent a decline which was due to the following things.1. The death of Hayam Wuruk in 1389 and Gajah Mada in 1364, and there was no substite figure who was capable and dignified enough.2. Paregrek...

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Religion life in Majapahit Kingdom and culture

History - There were three groups of disciples in Majapahit Kingdom, they were the disciples of Resi, the disciples of Shiva, and the disciples of Buddhism. The three groups of people were called Tripaksa.Un his book, Sutasoma, Empu Tantular tried to unite the three groups by stating that the three rekigions were actually the same. He sugested a philosophical saying, 'Bhinneka Tunggal Ika, tan hana dharma mangrawa', which means...

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The role of Gajah Mada and the Palapa Oath

History - Fater Raden Wijaya died, he replaced by his son, Jayanegara. During his reign, there were several rebellions, such the rebellion by Nambi Kuli.Of all the rebellions, the most dangerous one was Kuti's rebellion. Kuti was a Dharmaputera, a government official whose duty was to keep the continuity of the throne. During the rebellion, Kuti managed to take control of the capital town of Majapahit.Because the situation was...

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Majapahit Kingdom in history

History - Majapahit was a well-known Hindu kingdom. The founder of the kingdom was Raden Wijaya. It was built in Tarik forest, near the delta of Brantas river, East Java. Majapahit reached its golden period when it was let by King Hayam Wuruk and his chief minister, Gajah Mada.The teritorry of Majapahit in that time was almost as large as today's Indonesia. The emergence of Majapahit Kingdom was closely related to Singasari...

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