Vihara Bahtera Bhakti (Chinese: 安卒大伯公廟 ) is a
Chinese Buddhist
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temple located in
Jakarta
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,
Indonesia
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. The Chinese shrine, or
klenteng, is located in the neighborhood of Ancol, hence it is more popularly known as Klenteng Ancol. It is dedicated to
Da Bo Gong, a deity of land and wealth, and his wife. Established around 1650, it is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Jakarta.
Description
The temple is also known as ''Anxu Da-bo-gong Miao'', "a place of worshipping ''Da Bo Gong''". It is dedicated to
Da Bo Gong (Hokkien ''
Tua Pek Kong
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''), a deity of land and wealth, and his wife Bo Pog. Da Bo Gong is identical with ''Fu-de zheng-shen'', "God of the Earth and Riches" worshipped at
Kim Tek Ie in
Glodok
Glodok () is an urban village of Taman Sari, West Jakarta, Indonesia. The area is also known as Pecinan or Chinatown since the Dutch colonial era, and is considered the biggest in Indonesia. Majority of the traders and residents of Glodok are Chin ...
.
The temple is also dedicated to the Muslim cook of
Cheng Ho
Zheng He (; 1371–1433 or 1435) was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral, and court eunuch during China's early Ming dynasty. He was originally born as Ma He in a Muslim family and later adopted the surname Zheng conferred ...
, Sampo Soei Soe.
The Hokkien name for Da Bo Gong, ''Toa Pe Kong'' gives name to an Indonesian term for statues of Chinese deities, the ''topekong''.
History
The temple was established ca. 1650 under the name Taipekong or Da Bo Gong Temple on the area of Slingerland, to the east side of Ancol River.
As a Chinese temple near Ancol River, it is also known as Klenteng Ancol.
Shrine complex
The shrine complex consists of a main building which houses the Main Sanctuary, as well as other rooms e.g. the House of Guardian and the Sanctuary of Buddha.
The main sanctuary of the Ancol Chinese Temple is dedicated to Da-bo-gong and his wife Bo-pog, both can be regarded as a projection of the couple buried in the sanctuary. The main sanctuary houses three altars. At the center is an altar with statues of the couple ''Sampo Soeisoe'' ("Sanbao (honorary title) Helmsman") and his wife ''Ibu Sitiwati'' ("Madam Sitiwati"). ''Sampoe Soeisoe'' is supposed to be identical with Wang Zschu-cheng (also Wang Ching-hung), a Muslims helmsman of Admiral
Zheng He
Zheng He (; 1371–1433 or 1435) was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral, and court eunuch during China's early Ming dynasty. He was originally born as Ma He in a Muslim family and later adopted the surname Zheng conferred ...
who was left behind in Java and founded the shrine of Da-bo-gong. To the left is an altar with statues of ''San-bao daren'' and his wife ''Ibu Mone'' ("Madam Mone", the younger sister of Sitiwati). To the right is the tomb of ''Kong Toe-Tjoe-Seng''. Admiral Zheng He was known in Indonesia as ''Sampo Toa-lang'' or ''Sampo Tai-jin'' and has a temple dedicated in
Semarang
Semarang ( jv, ꦏꦸꦛꦯꦼꦩꦫꦁ , Pegon: سماراڠ) is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Dutch colonial era, and is still an important regional center and port today. ...
, the
Sampo Kong, the largest Chinese temple of Semarang.
Behind the main building is the tomb of ''Embah Said Areli Dato Kembang''.
The architecture of the temple is Chinese-Buddhist architecture with a style that is specifically associated with a holy Muslim tomb because it is a shrine for a Muslim.
See also
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Kim Tek Ie Temple
Vihara Dharma Bhakti, also known as 金德院 (Mandarin Jīn dé yuàn or Hokkien Kim Tek Ie), is a klenteng (a local term for a Chinese temple) located in the China Town neighborhood of Glodok, Jakarta, Indonesia. Completed in 1650, Vihara Dharm ...
(金德院), Jakarta
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Boen Tek Bio
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(文德廟), Tangerang
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Tay Kak Sie Temple
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(大覺寺), Semarang
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Sanggar Agung
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(宏善堂), Surabaya
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Hoo Ann Kiong Temple
Hoo Ann Kiong Temple (, known as Vihara Sejahtera Sakti in Indonesian) is the oldest Chinese Taoism temple in Selat Panjang. This temple is the oldest in Riau province and on Jalan Ahmad Yani, Selat Panjang, Riau. It is one of the cultural heri ...
(護安宮), Riau
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Ban Hin Kiong Temple
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(萬興宮), Manado
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Gunung Timur Temple
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(東嶽觀), Medan
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Satya Dharma Temple
Vihara Satya Dharma (Chinese: 保安宮) is a modern Chinese temple at Benoa Port, Bali. It is a temple of the Three teachings ("''Tridharma''") of Chinese folk religion, i.e. Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. Furthermore, like the other Chine ...
(保安宮), Bali
References
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Buddhist temples in Jakarta
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1650
17th-century Buddhist temples