Brahma Budha Vihara

BRAHMA BUDHA VIHARA

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Are you feel boring ???  cause you are still confused, spending your holiday or your weekend???. Don’t be confused and boring again!!! , I have a beautiful pleace, it is Brahma Budha Vihara. You can spend your holiday and weekend here.

Brahma Budha Vihara is the biggest Buddhist temple in Bali. This place is also usually called Vihara Buddha Banjar because of its location in Banjar District, Buleleng. Brahma Budha Vihara is located on a peaceful hill of Buleleng, so when you face to the north you will see the amazing landscape of North Bali Ocean with beautiful green areas of rice fields and farm from the top. The tranquil ambience and its peaceful surrounding landscape have made this monastery as a perfect place for meditation. The unique and artistic buildings have also become attracting power for the tourists.

Story of Brahma Budha Vihara

Brahma Budha Vihara was built in 1969 over a 4 hectare area and then finished one year later. In 1973 this holy building was inaugurated as the main Buddha monastery. Before that, there was a monastery located in Banjar Hot Spring, but the followers or members of that place were not much; below 25 persons. Considering this situation, Brahma Budha Vihara then used for the public monastery as this place was more appropriate. Brahma Budha Vihara consists of three words: Brahma, Budha, and Vihara. Brahma means praiseworthy / noble. Budha means which one of religion in Indonesian. Vihara means the way of life. From those words combination it could be concluded that the meaning of Brahama Budha Vihara is a place for self exercising, enhancing praiseworthy and noble behavior which in Buddhism consist of Metta, Karuna, Mudita dan Upekkha.

When you enter Brahma Budha Vihara, you may think that this is a Hindu temple. The Hinduism elements in this Buddhist monastery are indeed noticeable because it was done on purpose. Moreover, Hindu and Buddha have a strong relationship because Buddha is one of the Hindu avatars (God as the world savior).

This Buddhist monastery consists of five main complexes, such as:   

 1. Uposatha Gara, which is located on the western 

        top. This place is like a room filled with reliefs about

        the birth of Buddha, and in the middle of this room 

       there is a Buddha statue in a state of reaching 
       Nirvana. This room is functioned as inauguration 

        place for the monk candidates. 
           2,.  Dharmasala, which is located in the eastern part.

       This place is like a lecture room where the monks

      discuss and study the holy tenet. This place is also 

      used for conducting worship and various kinds of 

      spiritual activities. 
       3. Stupa, which is situated in the northwestern corner of the monastery. Quite unique building which looks like a giant bell.
      4.  Bodi Tree, which is located in the southwestern corner of the monastery. Around this tree, there are a lot   of beautiful reliefs. This place symbolizes the victory of Buddha when He reached the eternal perfection (nirvana). 
        5.   Kuti is the settlement of the monks and students which are studying in this monastery. Besides that, this place is also used for exercising by these monks.

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What do you think about this please?? You think this please is Borobudur Temple??? Okay,, guys When you arrive in the highest level of this monastery, you will see a spacious area with beautiful yard and at the end of this yard there is a giant stupa in form of Borobudur Temple miniature. Inside this stupa, there is a room with 4 Golden Buddha statues facing four directions. This place is the place for meditating.

During you stay in Lovina, you should take the opportunity to visit this Buddhist temple. Any of the drivers in Lovina will take you there, for the real adventurers amongst you why not hire a motor bike, and take the journey at your own pace. If you interst to visit Brahma Budha Vihara , please come in Banjar district, Buleleng.  Free charge, you just pay 1K or 1.000 for parking fee.

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