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Hello readers.. It's been a while since I posted an article that I wrote for my assignment. It's obviously not easy because I must not only find and write down some points on my article, but I also have to provide evidence from trusted sources to support that points. Moreover, the usage of academic words that make this thing become more complicated.. (hahaha). Well readers, at this moment I'm going to share you about my writing that talks about the influence of Hinduism and Buddhism toward Indonesian culture. I thought that this topic is really interesting to discuss knowing that Indonesia is one of multicultural countries with many different people, ethnics, and beliefs. I do hope that you enjoy it and if you need something to say whether it is critics, suggestions, or other, you may leave that on the comment column below. Happy reading guys... ^^
Hinduism and
Buddhism are beliefs that originally come from India. They came to Indonesia in
the 6th century through Indian traders. Acculturation process had happened in the
past when local culture of Indonesia met and adopted elements of Indian
culture. Here are some impacts of Hinduism and Buddhism to Indonesian culture
and society.
First,
Indonesian people start dividing people into several classes. Before Hinduism
and Buddhism came to Indonesia, people lived without seeing their social
status. They got in touch one another freely. Yet, Hinduism and Buddhism came
to Indonesia and divided Indonesian people into several social classes where
the king was in the highest class and the farmer in the lowest class.
Second,
building in Indonesia has more Indian architecture. At first, Indonesian people
built their home from bamboo and woods without any special ornaments. Since
Hinduism and Buddhism spread in Indonesia, they built their home and another buildings
from rock and added some Indian elements inside such as making statues, images
and sculptures.
Third,
Indonesian people start adopting Indian handwriting. Before Hinduism and
Buddhism came to Indonesia, the people had never had handwriting system. They only
communicated using oral words. After that, they tried to adopt language from
country where those two religions came from. For instance, hanacaraka in
Java has similar shape and character with tamil in India.
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| Hanacaraka (Javanese handwriting system) |
The
coming of Hinduism and Buddhism to Indonesia gave some impacts to Indonesia
whether in social classification, building, and handwriting system. Yet, those
impacts make Indonesian culture richer. Therefore, it is our responsibility to
preserve these cultures.
Author: 순한준
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