Pura Batu Bolong,Lombok,NTB,Indonesia

Pura Batu Bolong Lombok - NTB
Religion of Peace emit space

IN a corner bend in the road down to Senggigi, Lombok, Stone Temple where holes are. A temple that stood on the rock holes (holes) and remain strong, brave and noble in this Senggigi beach, keep a strong religious aura with beautiful beaches. Foaming waves always seemed friendly embrace peaceful temples and beach area.

Beginning to enter the temple area of his fall piodalan on this Purnamaning Kasa, or Hindus who want to pamedek Tangkil (doing prayers) can go through the temple Bentar textured sand. On either side of the main gate is a small door (betelan) barred as a side entrance or a side door.

To the left of the area (near the highway), there is a hill on which stand Pura Pucaksari Melanting with several complementary pelinggih and buildings, such as Palinggih Pasimpangan Gunung Agung, Gunung Rinjani Pasimpangan, Mas Ayu Pasimpangan Melanting and Bale Pawedan. All around, in addition to beautiful beaches nan, also a variety of trees growing in the area near the temple. Like a banyan tree (at Jaba Side), bujut, celagi (tamarind), hibiscus (the beach), pule, and others.

Entering the temple area, people will be down the stairs first, before passing several pelinggih who stood around the path to the top of the Pura Batu Bolong. The first, on the left side of the road, there are two pelinggih (in one penyengker). Which is closer to the entrance, standing (facing south), palinggih Good Balian. On the left side of the pelinggih it (facing west) there pelinggih Pengayengan Mas Ratu Gde Mecaling.

On the left side, lined up and Pewaregan Bale Bale Pakemit. Past, on the right path and there Pawedan Bale Bale Pengodal. Following behind Pelinggih Pangelukatan (palinggih his base in contact with sea water). Opposite Palinggih Pelawangan right there.

After passing the sacred buildings here, one can watch more closely a large pile of rocks, towering vertical holes. Like yawning, tongue and the sound waves and splashing through the visible dilubang rock. Thus, a beautiful natural atmosphere combined with the spread of religious aura casting a shade of admiration. And the solemn beauty permeates everybody's mind.

On the stone with a hole / holes is available undag-undag. Ascend to the upper or the top of the rock. A place where there are Padmasana, Mas Ayu pelinggih Lingsir Batara Batu Bolong, Batara Good Lingsir palinggih Batu Bolong. Also pelinggih Wawu Batara Sakti and Rauh (on the ridge-most tip protrudes into the sea) pesimpangan Petirthan. Several types of statues in this temple complex include a statue of Vali, Sugriva, Rama, Lakshmana, and the dragon statue.

Moving
According to some sources, Dang Hyang Dwijendra trip to the island of Lombok is a continuation of his journey from Java and Bali. He often moved around the place. At the start of the Daha, and then to Pasuruan, Blambangan, continue to the area west of the island of Bali, Jembrana (about the year Caka 1411).

Also, in addition to surrounding the southern coast of the island of Bali, he went to the area of spiritual peralanan North Bali. Like Pura Pura Pulaki to Ponjok Stone, before continuing his journey to the island of Lombok. In last place was named Dang Hyang Dwijendra could help some people bendega or fishing boat that sank near Ponjok Stone. The origin of Lombok bendega he supposedly saved helped deliver Dang Hyang Dwijendra to Lombok.

Made Mangku Mr. Sada, one of the stakeholders who live and ready to serve the people of the temple's Tangkil, revealed. He said, the existence of the temple is a historical and spiritual values as part of the sacred journey Dwijendra Dang Hyang, after along the beaches in Bali. He said, before he - which may appear as Sakti Wawu Peranda Ida Rauh - Belong to the Stone, first entered the area and Pura Tanjung granule Kapusan - West Lombok. Later, after arriving in Batu Bolong, he continued to travel and Suranadi Lingsar.

Pura Batu Bolong facing the Lombok Strait and Mount Agung in Bali has a spiritual atmosphere which can provide peace and tranquility for the ngaturang service pemedek to this temple.

The most prominent Ikhwal his role in the implementation of the concept of temple building in Bali and Lombok is about the need to build a pelingggih in the form of Padmasana. As sthana Ida Hyang Widhi Wasa (God Almighty Creator). It says different allocation with other shrines, which generally serves as a place of worship sacred spirit ancestors and the gods.

Customization Purity
Architectural Pura Batu Bolong, Lombok is practically comes from human needs (Hindus) will worship space that could accommodate all the spiritual-religious activities. Thus, the role of human creations in this place and natural conditions around Senggigi beach will always color and helps increase the vibrations of the sanctity of the temple itself.

This temple is also believed by the local Hindu community can radiate the spirit or the spiritual vibrations of peace, quiet and solemn. "Experiencing" the temple architecture and the masses will lead more people to understand the "distance", "time" and "spirit". Activities "experience" is meant when it is in this temple where people are in direct contact with reality. One can feel the space, the surface of the mass and natural objects, and beach "spirit" with all senses of place owned.

However, Pura Batu Bolong is located in Lombok has a tradition of meaning related to the cultural life of the Hindu community in Lombok is "inherited" by the culture of Bali. In addition, historically have geographic proximity, the local Hindu community are still a strong tradition of attaching meaning in it. In principle, no resemblance to the meaning of the existing traditions of Bali. This can be seen from the types of pelinggih temple built on it.

By staying grounded in the village-kala-patra and ecological aspects, there must be a part of the experience adjustment or transformation. Form the gate that is not too big and tall, material using obtained from the natural environment or local, which developed pepalihan shape and placement of the existing types of sculpture, we could say to show it.