TAMPAKSIRING
TEMPLE, TIRTA EMPUL
Tirta Empul Temple or Tampak Siring 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 them self . This place has been opened for public and
as a famous tourist destination in Bali.
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