Buddhists Participate In Tantrayana Apihoma Ceremony In Borobudur

The monks lit candles at the Apihoma Tantrayana Zhenfozong ceremony in the courtyard of Borobudur Temple. ANTARA/Heru Suyitno

MAGELANG - About a thousand Buddhists of the Indonesian Buddha Satya Tantrayana Council and the Tantrayana Council Zhenfo Zong Kasokatan Indonesia attended the 2023 Apihoma Tantrayana Zhenfozong Borobudur ceremony.

Chairman of the Committee for the 2023 Apihomic Ceremony Tantrayana Zhenfozong Borobudur, Yusuf Sumartha in Magelang, Saturday, said this activity was a ritual of sincerity of the hearts of the people presented to holy creatures through the fire medium.

"This grand ceremony carries a typical Tantrayana ritual, which is to provide offerings through the fire media (apihoma)," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Sabu, July 29.

The ceremony was led by four Orang Tarakya or mahabiksu facing four corners with a salutable adinata, namely Buddha Sakyamuni.

He said that at the Apihoma ceremony he prayed that the Republic of Indonesia would be kept away from all forms of disaster, the people would always be safe, prosperous and prosperous.

"We also pray for Buddhists in Indonesia to get blessings and wisdom, have a solid, disciplined distance, develop

The temple of Agung Borobudur founded by Wangsa Sailendra in the 9th century was a masterpiece of Buddhist culture in Javadwipa on a world scale. The temple architecture, which is designed by hills or land of sambhara, maps the cosmology of Buddhism about the world of samsara which is divided into the nature of kama (nafsu), nature (form), and nature of arupia (without shape).

Judging from above, Borobudur was built as Mahamandala Tantra with Pancadhyani Buddha (Budha Lima Penjuru) at the level of nonrwana.

The 2023 Apihoma Tantrayana Zhenfozong Borobudur ceremony was attended by nine statues with 1,200 participants from various regions in Indonesia.