Tirta Empul - Tampak Siring Temple
Tirta Empul Temple
is a holy spring water temple located in Tampak Siring Village, Gianyar
regency and it is about 39 km eastwards from Denpasar town. It is set
in the dale and encircled by the hill. In the west side of this temple,
there is an Indonesian President palace which has been found by the
first president. The name of
Tirta Empul is loaded in a
inscription which is kept at Sakenan Temple, Manukaya village, Sub
district of Tampak Siring, about 3 km from Tirta Empul Temple. In this
inscription, the Tirta Empul is named by the Tirta Ri Air Hampul and
then the name has changed into Tirta Hampul and finally become the Tirta
Empul. Tirta Ri air hampul is meaning the water emerge or the holy pool
(Petirthan) which is the water emerge from the land.
History of Tampak Siring or Tirta Empul
The
wellspring emerges from the land is believed that it is the infinite
creation. According to the history, that, that this water source is
arranged and sanctified by king Indrajayasinghawarmadewa in the year 882
Saka (960 M). He has given the name with Tirta ri air hampul. The data
is loaded in the inscription that is located at Sakenan Temple. Besides
of the above epigraphy data, in Tirta Empul Temple is also found the
archaeology omission like Colossus Yoni, Arca Lion, Tepasana and Tirta
Empul Pool. According to papyrus of Usana Bali narrated that Tirta Empul
is created by Bhatara Indra (Sun Deity) when bearing arms against the
king where his palace is located in Bedahulu Countryside. He is known as
a very miraculous king, which he can lose or show suddenly, therefore
he is named by Mayadenawa. Because of its miracle, he becomes the
arrogance and expressing himself as a god. The Mayadenawa King owns the
assistant (Patih) which is called Kalawong. They prohibit the people to
do the Yadnya (praying to the god) so that is often happened the natural
disaster, disease epidemic, agriculture fail and finally miserable life
society. Finally Betara Indra (one of Hindu God) gives battle against
the kings that happened in Tampak Siring and then the Mayadenawa is gone
to the wall and disappear. King Mayadenawa has also created poisonous
pools which can the team of Bathara Indra die and faint after drinking
this water. Then Bathara Indra stick the weapon of Umbul-umbul and
finally the water is emerging so that called by Tirta Empul and then it
is passed to the dead and faint soldier that made them back to live.
Therefore at the moment this pool water is sanctified by the Hindu
society in Bali and they believe that this water source can heal various
of diseases, hence every day this place is a lot of visited by Hindu
people to do the ritual and sanctify
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