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**doctorzlo** · 01-07-2006, 08:00 AM

Parameswara was a Malay. But he was a Hindu.
At that time, the whole of South East Asia was either Hindu or Buddhist.
But the Hinduism that they followed was a lot different from the present sense of the word.
During the 15th century, it was because the rulers changed religion, the people also followed.
But the Bali rulers held their ground and maintained Bali as a Hindu nation. It was a short time to wait for the Westerners to come. When they did, conversion was not an issue anymore.
But all over Indonesia, we still find pockets of Hindus. In Medan, there are the Hindus of the Batak tribe. They have a temple called Koil Sri Kartikeya, which is dedicated to Murugan. The Batak speak the Batak language apart from Bahasa Indonesia.
I have met Hindu Javanese and Madurese. They also still play the Ramayana dance. "Perang Barata Yuda" means "The MahaBharatha War". They follow the Saka Era for counting years.
Parts of the Vedas have been translated into Indonesian. I have some Mandalas of the Rig Veda. Many Upanishads and Gita have also been translated.

01-07-2006, 08:00 AM	#9
doctorzlo Join Date Jun 2006 Posts 4,488 Senior Member	Parameswara was a Malay. But he was a Hindu. At that time, the whole of South East Asia was either Hindu or Buddhist. But the Hinduism that they followed was a lot different from the present sense of the word. During the 15th century, it was because the rulers changed religion, the people also followed. But the Bali rulers held their ground and maintained Bali as a Hindu nation. It was a short time to wait for the Westerners to come. When they did, conversion was not an issue anymore. But all over Indonesia, we still find pockets of Hindus. In Medan, there are the Hindus of the Batak tribe. They have a temple called Koil Sri Kartikeya, which is dedicated to Murugan. The Batak speak the Batak language apart from Bahasa Indonesia. I have met Hindu Javanese and Madurese. They also still play the Ramayana dance. "Perang Barata Yuda" means "The MahaBharatha War". They follow the Saka Era for counting years. Parts of the Vedas have been translated into Indonesian. I have some Mandalas of the Rig Veda. Many Upanishads and Gita have also been translated.
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