Pujungan Village, District Pupuan besides famous for its product such as coffee and clove plantations. The Village wich located on the west foot of Mount Batukaru is also has the potential to be developed into a spiritual region.
One of the spiritual region can be found on the village of Hamlet Gedong Pujungan in Batukaru. In 1150 meters altitude from the sea surface, can be found Lord Shiva statue four feet tall.
Now, the area that was built by a farmer I Wayan Sutarjana Pujungan Village, is often used as meditation place. Not only by the gentility of Bali, the area that is 2 km below the volcano Batukaru pucak also, frequently visited by the aspirant spritiual from outside Bali and abroad, such as France and America.
The road to the area Gedong Batukaru Hamlet is not difficult. From the village take the road toward the direction Pujungan pucak Batukaru Mt. Along the uphill road approximately 3 km of this can be traversed with two-wheel or four wheels.
Road condition is good, because already paved, so it took less than five minutes had reached the end of the paved road. Vehicles can be parked in this area because large enough to hold several vehicles.
"Usually when we climb into Pucak Batukaru, our vehicles parked here," said I Gede Yasa Rima village community leaders to the region mengatarkan Pujungan which Batukaru Gedong Hamlet.
After the vehicle was parked, welcomed the path with the virgin forest trees on the right. Down a path of approximately ten meters. Then sepaan two roads meet.
"If we go right about 2 km longer have to Pucak Mount Batukaru," said I Wayan Sutarjana are welcome on the lips bersepak two roads. He indicated the direction toward Hamlet kemudiaan Batukaru Gedong. He then encouraged the walk turn left.
Dipehuni along the path with the coffee trees ready for harvest next two months. Before entering the area of spiritual, first through the doors that resemble bamboo frame.
Not far from the door gerban bamboo about ten feet ahead, it looks white statue of Lord Shiva sat cross-legged repose lion's head complete with weapons.
Shiva statue overlooking the village to the southwest is also equipped a cobra snake. In addition to the bottom of the statue of Lord Shiva is also there and the Statue Statue of Dewi Sri, a yogi is meditating deep meditation.
Meanwhile in the western area of the statue there is a building shaped granary. Broad expanse of scenery visible from bagunan made of wood and thatched roofed it.
"If the weather is sunny from here we can see seven mountains are in Java, including Mount Semeru," explained Sutarjana initiating a conversation.
She told him, beginning to build a statue of Lord Shiva meditating since he get Pretima (Arca-ed) Lord Shiva. Shiva statues made of bronze was discovered years ago in 1993.
At that time she was told to work on land owned by his friend. That's when he gets these statues. After finding the statue of Lord Shiva which he said that extraordinary gift, and then arise intention to build statue of Lord Shiva at the place found these statues.
"I also do not understand how can buy this land and possess it," he said in amazement. It was then that the stronger the desire to create a statue of Shiva, such as those in the Arca. He who pursue the spiritual world and meditation from an early age, then decided to build a statue of Lord Shiva.
The buildment began in 2008 from a year ago. "Strong desire to build a place of meditation is also based in manispestasinya wangsit of God as Lord Shiva," he explained.
Strange things begin to feel, when you first started laying foundation stone for pengerjaaan. "Belaui (Siva) fitted above the swivel rotates when the first stone will be laid," he relates.
He added that the statue of Lord Shiva workmanship along with others just done by five people and can be completed in the not so long. Having completed the construction of statue of Lord Shiva, he was again awarded pawisik to make the statue a Yogi was an ascetic.
"No problem making it all smooth-smooth," he explained. Once this area was completed, he was surprised out of nowhere the visitors who want to meditate to arrive. Not just from Bali but from Java, Jakarta, even from abroad many who come to meditate here.
"According to those who come here, they did not know before this place. But because there is a great strength so that they came here and meditate, "he said in amazement.
He also stressed the place of meditation is not for commercially. "Anyone can come here for meditation, if the Hindus yes at least bring cymbals, usually when people who do not know enough to come alone and they are my own please meditation," he added.
Ditegaskanya again, no time to hold stakeholders or the leader of the meditation. He gave to each that came in meditation as long as the rules and not do anything inappropriate. For a woman who is coming months, he was not allowed to prohibit entry to a location.
Some people who come and meditate in a place called Hamlet Gedong Batukaru had offered financial assistance. But he has yet dared merima as currently serve targeted development fund where the pure than themselves.
"There are plenty who want to donate, instead of me arrogant perhaps because it is set by He (Lord Shiva) so pembangunanya smoothly until now," he emphasized.
She also believes Hamlet Gedong Batukaru place became the center of the world sepiritual and meditation. "This is all we do to serve God, because this is a task to be done," he concluded. (Nod),
Source beritabali.com translated using google translate.
