PEMUJAAN SIMBOL DAN PEMAKNAAN ATRIBUT SUCI DI KOMPLEKS PERCANDIAN DIENG WONOSOBO JAWA TENGAH

Abstract

The discovery of the iva Triśirah Statue in the Dieng Plateau Enshrinement Complex, Central Java, Indonesia
reveals new things in the construction of Hindu Nusantara Theology in the past. That the concept of ivaistic
worship reaches the point of its theological maturity with the worship of the sacred attributes that lead devotees
to the existence of the Supreme Lord, namely Siva who transcends time and circumstances, transcends all names
of Gods. This concept is also called Nir-Saguna Brahman in the construction of Hindu Nusantara Theology. As
the "City of Priests" a number of symbols and divine attributes are used as a medium of worship. The Dieng
Plateau is considered the main and first sacred point on the island of Java and the archipelago. Dieng is called the
Axis of the World, the Cosmic Axis, has many sacred signs. In its long history, Dieng is the central point of
Hindu Civilization, where the devoted their lives to knowledge, asking for prosperity for Hindu Kings at various
Ages in Java and the Archipelago. The Dieng Temple complex is very old because its construction began in the
7th and 8th centuries, and is believed to be even older. a number of records state that Dieng was still a Hindu
worship complex in the 14th century and even into the 19th century. Initially there were 400 temples in the Dieng
Plateau, but currently only eight temple complexes remain. Temples in the Dieng Plateau are named after
Javanese puppet versions of Māhābharata figures such as Arjuna, Semar, Srikandi, Sembadra, Puntadeva,
Ghatotkacha, Setyaki, Nakula and Sadewa temples, Dwarawati, Pandu, Margasari, and Parikesit temples. The
concept of God in the Dieng Plateau has a Śivaistik pattern with the worship of Tri Mūrti. Lord Śiva Triśirah,
i.e. Śiva with three faces and four hands, is the Supreme God. However, there are a number of symbols and divine
attributes that are a medium of worship as an effort to connect with divinity. This worship of sacred symbols and
attributes brings new facts about the maturity of the concept of Hindu theology in the archipelago.