History and uniqueness of Pura Besakih
This was the origin of Besakih, before there was nothing there only timber and wilderness in the place, so before there Rupek Sea (Strait of Bali).
The island of Bali and Java still be one first and not separated by the sea. Long island called Pulau Dawa. In East Java that is in Mount Rawang (now known as Raung) there is a Yogi or a hermit sage named Markandeya.
He came and Hindustan (India), by his followers called Rawang for Giri Batara spiritual purity, skills and wisdom (magic Sidhi ngucap). At first, the Yogi Markandeya Demulung recluse in the mountains, then moved to the mountain Hyang (supposedly mountain DIYENG Hyang is in Central Java who came and said AT Hyang).
He meditated so long in there, got a decree from Hyang Widhi Wasa, so he and his followers in the island forests merabas Dawa after completion, so that the land was distributed to his followers. The Yogi Markandeya executed the order and immediately went to the east with the accompanist, a number of escorts approximately 8000 people.
After arriving at the destination of the Markandeya Yogi ordered all the escorts working merabas wilderness, to be implemented as it should. When merabas forests, many of the attendant of the Yogi Markandeya sick and dying and the dead there are also eaten by wild animals, because it is not preceded by a ceremony yadnya (bebanten / offerings) perabasan then stopped and the forest Yogi Markandeya back to the original hermitage ( It was said to roar in the mountains of East Java.
For some time the Yogi Markandeya lived in the mountain roar. On a day which is considered good (Adult Ayu), he returned to continue the forest perabasan to opening new areas, accompanied by the sage and ascetics who will be invited together kehadapan nugraha pleaded wara Hyang Widhi Wasa to the success of this work.
This time his followers amounted to 4000 people who came and Age village (population at the foot of the mountain roar) carrying agricultural equipment, including more seeds to be planted in the forest which will dirabas it.
After arriving at the destination, the Yogi Markandeya immediately how yoga meditation together other yogis and offer yadnya ceremony (offering), the god Yadnya Yadnya and Blind. After the ceremony was over, his followers were put to work perabasan continuing forest, felling trees and others started and south to north.
Because it is perceived there are enough dirabas forest, so thanks nugraha wara asung Hyang Widhi Wasa, The Yogi perabasan Markandeya ordered forest, it stopped and he began a division-division of land for his followers made their respective fields, and housing tegal .
In places where the forest begins perabasan Yogi Markandeya The pitcher plant (payuk) containing water, as well as metal Pancadatu namely gold, silver, copper, iron and bronze with a diamond Mirah Adi (main diamond) and upakara (bebanten / offerings) more sprinkled tirta Pangentas (holy water).
Place where the tools were planted BASUKI named. Since then the followers of the Yogi Markandeya who came in next time as well as forest merabas for opening new territory, no longer overridden where a disaster as never experienced before. Such a quote from Markandeya Purana ejection of the origins of the village and the temple of Besakih as mentioned earlier named Basuki and in its growth, to this day called Besakih.
Perhaps based on these experiences, and also based on what is contained in the teachings of Hinduism on Panca Yadnya, so far every time Hindus will build something good building houses, shops, offices up to the Temple building, so start working on fields or at companies, they held first as upakara yadnya Nasarin or Mendem Basic Building. Only then the work begins, with the hope to find success in the Hindu religious spiritual side efforts done by the physical energies and skills, or skills they possess.
Further attention to the contents of Markandeya Purana's ejection was also connected with the realities that we see everyday so far about the order of community life, especially in rural settings and subak cuAstomary in the paddies. Therefore we may conclude that the Besakih is the first place of our ancestors who migrated from the mountains of East Java roar in the early to build a village and employment particularly in agriculture and animal husbandry. Similarly, develop religious teachings of Hinduism.
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