BUYING BACK THE HISTORY
- September 29, 2016
The Eastern Hemisphere of the Globe has always been a source of great spirituality which in turn produces a great tradition. The practice of Eastern values has proven to bring about great qualities which are actually basic human goodness.
One of the greatest Eastern tradition is the GOLDEN LINEAGE of the SUVARNADVIPA, rooted back in the ancient glorius Sriwijaya Kingdom (the present time Southern Sumatera province, Indonesia) in the 11th century. History records the glory of the practices in the Sriwijaya Kingdom as written in travel journals by I-Tsing. During that time, students who would like to study in India were suggested to stop by Sriwijaya to learn Sanskrit and introductory courses as preparation to enroll to Nalanda. Therefore, scholars often compare the Buddhism practiced in Sriwijaya with that in Nalanda, the oldest Buddhist monastic university in the world.
Besides Sriwijaya, history also records another great kingdom from which we also inherit a great tradition, namely Majapahit Kingdom in the 14th century. This is the kingdom where Buddhism and Shivaism lived harmoniously side by side and were practiced whole-heartedly. “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika”, an old Sanskrit saying which has now become Indonesia’s national motto translating into “Unity in Diversity” was quoted from a literature masterpiece composed in the Majapahit Era. It is due to the abundance of this spirituality remains that Indonesia Gaden Syeydrub Nampar Gyelwei Ling monastery has found its way to settle in East Java, where Majapahit once stood.
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The INDONESIA GADEN SYEYDRUB NAMPAR GYELWEI LING is a project to recreate the ancient value of basic human goodness, based on the Golden Lineage tradition. Announced publicly for the first time in December 2012, the project has been receiving tremendous moral and financial support and managed to find a land located at Desa Sumberoto, Kec. Donomulyo, Kab. Malang, Eastern Java Province, Indonesia.
Currently the project is conducting physical construction process to build initial infrastructures (such as the road for mobilization and transportation purposes, water resources), the prayer hall, monks living quarters, etc. Architectures are specifically designed to preserve the historically great tradition, with structures such as Joglo House, Traditional Rumah Panggung, Candi, and Gapura.
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MONEY CANNOT BUY TIME BUT YOUR DONATION CAN HELP TO CREATE THE HISTORY OF OUR TIME
