Podcast #23 - 4 Hindu-Buddhist Kingdoms in Indonesia [English Audio]

 

Hello and welcome to Bet.ID Podcast. The podcast where I talk about Indonesian language and  things related to it so that you can improve your listening comprehension and to get know more about Indonesia and its culture. I’m Jeff

It’s the podcast episode 23 and basically this is the English version of podcast episode 15. In this podcast I’m gonna be talking to you about some Hindu-Buddhist Kingdoms in Indonesia. But again if you’d like to read the transcripts for this episode you can click the link down below.

So long before what is called as the Republic of Indonesia exists. There were many Hindu-Buddhist Kingdoms in the area of Indonesia now. Of course, I’m not gonna go over each kingdom in this podcast. But here are the 4 Hindu-Buddhist Kingdoms that I wanna be talking about.

So 4 Hindu-Buddhist Kingdoms in Indonesia as well as their relics

1. The Kingdom of Kutai

The Kutai Kingdom is the oldest Hindu kingdom in Indonesia. It was established in the 4^th century C. E. in Kalimantan Timur. Some well-known kings of this kingdom are Kudungga, Aswawarman, and Mulawarman. There are many relics of this kingdoms but one of them is a  stone monument written in Pallawa. So Pallawa is an alphabet system or characters of Sanksrit. This stone monument is called Yupa.

2. The Kingdom of Tarumanegara

The Tarumanegara Kingdom was a kingdom ruled over the western Java in the 5^th  to 7^th century C. E. It is the oldest Hindu Kingdom in Java island. Some of the well-know kings of this kingdom are Wisnuwardhana, Indrawarman, and Candrawarman. One of this kingdom relics is the Stone Monument of Kebun Kopi.

3. The Kingdom of Kalingga

The Kalingga Kingdom was a kingdom which established in the northern coast area of Central Java in the 6^th  century. So it was established at the same time with the Kutai Kingdom and Tarumanegara Kingdom. Some well-known kings are Wasumurti, Wasugeni, Wasudewa, Wasukawi, Kiratasingha, Kartikeyasingha, dan Wasuwari. I couldn’t find any information about the relic of this kingdom. So you can find it on your own on the internet.

4. The Kingdom of Mataram

The Mataram Kingdom ruled over Central Java in the 8th century but then moved to East  Java in the 10th century. It was the successor to the Kalingga Kingdom. Some of the kings of this kingdom are Rakai Pikatan and Rakai Panangkaran. The most popular relic of this kingdom is Candi Borobudur. Have you been to Candi Borobudur?

Of course there are many more kingdoms in Indonesia that I wanna share with you but I guess that’s enough for today. So if you have any question about this episode or this podcast in general, let me know by leaving a comment down below or send me an email. If you’d like to learn Indonesian you can visit my Youtube channel or book an online lesson with me. All the links are in the show note down below wherever you’re listening to this podcast. Bye for now!