Pura is the term for a place of
worship of Hinduism in Indonesia. Temple in Indonesia mainly concentrated in
Bali as the island that has the majority of Hindus. The word "temple"
is actually derived from the Sanskrit suffix (-pur,-puri,-pura,-puram,-pore),
which means it is the city, the fortified town, or city with a tower or castle.
In the development of its use on the island of Bali, the term
"temple" be specific to a place of worship; while the term
"Castle" became special to the residence of the kings and nobles.
This is the origin there Besakih,
before there is nothing there only timber and place it in the wilderness, so
before there Segara Rupek (Strait of Bali). The island of Bali and Java first
one and yet still be separated by the sea. The island is long and named the
island Dawa. In East Java, Mount Rawang (now known as Mt roar) there was a
hermit named Yogi or Rishi Markandeya.
He came and Hindustan (India), by
the escort-escorts called Batara Giri Rawang for the sanctity of the spirit,
skills and wisdom (magic sidhi ngucap). At first, the Yogi Markandeya meditated
in the mountains Demulung, then moved to the mountain Hyang (supposedly it was
DIYENG Hyang mountain in Central Java who came and said DI Hyang). So long he
was imprisoned there, got a decree from Widhi Hyang Wasa so that he and his
followers in the island forest merabas Dawa after completion, so that the land
was distributed to his followers.
The Yogi Markandeya execute the
decree and immediately set off to the east with the escort-escorts about some
8000 people. Upon arrival at the destination the Yogi Markandeya told all the
escorts working merabas wilderness, carried out as it should. When merabas forest, many of the
Yogi Markandeya escort the sick, the dying and the dead there is also eaten by
wild beasts, because it is not preceded by a ceremony yadnya (bebanten /
offerings). Then stopped and the forest
perabasan Yogi Markandeya back again to the original hermitage (the mountain is
said to roar in East Java. During some time the Yogi Markandeya lived in the
mountain roar.
Upon a time were considered to be good (Adult Ayu) he wants to
continue perabasan back woods it to the opening of new areas, accompanied by
the sages and ascetics who will be invited to jointly presented to invoke wara
nugraha Widhi Hyang Wasa for the success of this work. escorts this time over
4,000 people who came and Age village (population at the foot of the mountain
roar) with bring more agricultural equipment including seeds that will be
planted in the forest it would dirabas. Upon arrival at the destination, the
Yogi Markandeya immediately tapa yoga meditation together and presenting other
yogis upakara yadnya, namely God Yadnya and Yadnya blind. After the ceremony
was finished, his followers were put to work to continue perabasan the forest,
cutting down trees and others started and south to north. Because've seen quite
a lot of forest dirabas, then thanks Asung wara nugraha Widhi Hyang Wasa, the
Yogi Markandeya ordered perabasan forest, it was stopped and he started to
divisions of land for the followers of each used as paddy fields, dry fields
and housing .
In a place where the forest
begins perabasan The Yogi Markandeya a pitcher plant (Payuk) of water, also in
the form of metal Pancadatu gold, silver, copper, iron and bronze with jewel
Mirah Adi (major gems) and upakara (bebanten / offerings) sprinkled more
pangentas tirta (holy water). The place where the means were planted BASUKI
named. Since that time the followers of the Yogi Markandeya who arrive at the following
times and merabas woods for the opening of new areas, no longer overwritten as
the disaster which has ever experienced before. So a few excerpts from the
Markandeya Purana ejection of the origin of the existence of the village and
the temple of Besakih which as mentioned earlier is named Basuki and later in
its development until today named Besakih.