This monk lived on the island of Java and there he had a tremendous vision. In the vision he was shown that he had to build a great temple. He would find this temple by seeing a great shaft of white light extending from the heavens and touching the earth. The monk searched all of Java but found no such light from heaven.
When his ships carried him to Bali, it was here, high on the slopes of Mt. Agung, that he finally found the lighted shaft from heaven that only his eyes could see. The monk gathered around him a large group of the local Balinese people who supported the monk’s vision and together they built the grand "Mother Temple" of Bali.
Within the Mother Temple complex, they have many temples that represent other major temple complexes on Bali. During the course of the year the Balinese will have a number of very special sacred ceremonies performed at the Mother Temple. During those events, representatives from all of the major temples journey to the Mother Temple, bringing the most ornate and beautiful offerings to God. Each of the representatives
(as well as each of the temples representing the major temple complexes
on Bali) are reintegrated and infused with the presence of Great Spirit.
Simply put, the people, the land, and the temples are revitalized
and reharmonized by the presence of Great Spirit through the simple
act of praying together in a united fashion at sacred intervals just
before spirit begins to wane in the land, the ethers, and inside of
themselves.
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