This post will be divided into the following sections:
- Disclaimer
- Introduction to the โMandalaโ Political Model
- Early Recorded History of Sriwijaya
- International Centre(s) of Buddhism
- Sriwijayan Foreign Policy and Trade
- Decline and Absorption by Singhasari-Majapahit
- The Legacy of Sriwijaya Today
- Conclusions
- References
1. Disclaimer
Today the world is connected more than ever, but ironically, the vast swathe of information has overwhelmed us all. It is difficult to tell which sources of information are trustworthy, and which ones are, to borrow from the great philosopher Donald Trump, โfake newsโ. Thus, I believe that it is important for me to be transparent and begin this piece of writing with a disclaimer.
First of all, I am not a historian. My qualifications are in pharmaceutical science and I have a Mastersโ degree in Biomedical Engineering. That being said, I have had the chance to work for the Indonesian Embassy in Spain for a few years, and I am in regular correspondence with networks from the Indonesian Foreign Service. My day-to-day routine requires me to keep up to date with national and international politics, study foreign languages, as well as to continuously learn about history and culture.
Secondly, I may have a bias when approaching the topic of Sriwijaya, especially on the theme of religion, as I myself am a practicing Buddhist. A lot of my studies about this are motivated by a desire to study the Hindu-Buddhist heritage of my own country and to preserve it. Indonesian Buddhists of various ethnic backgrounds: Chinese, Javanese and Palembang-Malays are particularly proud of Sriwijaya's legacy, as we shall see later in Section 7 of my essay.
Third, I will only be relying on published books and research journals, which I will provide the links for (wherever possible) so that you may check them out for yourself. An exception will be made for a picture of the Borobudur temple, as well as some sources for Section 7 โThe Legacy of Sriwijaya Todayโ, as I will show some photos and videos of people in present-day Sumatra. I shall provide the original sources of those pictures/videos.
The goal of this essay is not to produce a peer-reviewed paper, but simply to provide you with some basic information about Sriwijaya. As such, my essay will be directed for a general audience and will skip some details for the sake of simplicity. I encourage you to give me feedback after you have read it and to point out mistakes
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So it was never confirmed that who the hell won this monstrous fight, that time Netero was in his prime, a nen genius where Maha was greatest assassin of that time, Netero calls him the strongest nen user of that time. Netero get praised for just surviving that fight, both were Enhancer so you can imagine that how balanced the fight must have been. So according to you who won, the nen genius Prime Netero or the greatest assassin of his time and probably the strongest nen user Maha Zoldyck.
I love Netero's character but my money is on Maha ;-; :0
Mine starting soon with moon in 7th house being Gemini Lagna. Mars in 1st, Jupiter in 4th, Saturn in 8th, mercury sun in 9th, Venus in 10th. Sun dasha was not great. Venus dasha was the best so far.
So I've read upto volume 4. It looks like Lugh is starting to see Maha in a different way. So can anyone tell whether he returns Maha's feelings later down the line or not? Does Maha make progress with him any further?
I'm an American, raised catholic, Hindu scripture was not a priority in my local education.
>"There comes a time, bhikkhus, when after the lapse of a long period this world contracts (disintegrates). While the world is contracting, beings for the most part are reborn in the ฤbhassara Brahma-world. There they dwell, mind-made, feeding on rapture, self-luminous, moving through the air, abiding in glory. And they continue thus for a long, long period of time.
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>"But sooner or later, bhikkhus, after the lapse of a long period, there comes a time when this world begins to expand once again. While the world is expanding, an empty palace of Brahmฤ appears. Then a certain being, due to the exhaustion of his life-span or the exhaustion of his merit, passes away from the ฤbhassara plane and re-arises in the empty palace of Brahmฤ. There he dwells, mind made, feeding on rapture, self-luminous, moving through the air, abiding in glory. And he continues thus for a long, long period of time.
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>"Then, as a result of dwelling there all alone for so long a time, there arises in him dissatisfaction and agitation, (and he yearns): 'Oh, that other beings might come to this place!' Just at that moment, due to the exhaustion of their life-span or the exhaustion of their merit, certain other beings pass away from the ฤbhassara plane and re-arise in the palace of Brahmฤ, in companionship with him. There they dwell, mind-made, feeding on rapture, self-luminous, moving through the air, abiding in glory. And they continue thus for a long, long period of time.
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>"Thereupon the being who re-arose there first thinks to himself: 'I am Brahmฤ, the Great Brahmฤ, the Vanquisher, the Unvanquished, the Universal Seer, the Wielder of Power, the Lord, the Maker and Creator, the Supreme Being, the Ordainer, the Almighty, the Father of all that are and are to be. And these beings have been created by me. What is the reason? Because first I made the wish: "Oh, that other beings might come to this place!" And after I made this resolution, now these beings have come.'
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>"And the beings who re-arose there after him also think: 'This must be Brahmฤ, the Great Brahmฤ, the Vanquisher, the Unvanquished, the Universal Seer, the Wielder of Power, the Lord, the Maker and Creator, the Supreme Being, the Ordainer, the Almighty, the Father of all that are and are to be. And we have been created by him. What is the reason? Because we see that he was here first, and we appeared here after him.'
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>"Herein, bhikkhus, the being who re-arose there
Hello, just watched a video on youtube from a reliable youtuber, he actually say that the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra cannot be repeat and work if its not followed by the rama mantra ... Any explication on this?
https://youtu.be/Dzft0iyVq_w
