Holy Springs of Tirta Empul 圣水寺庙

一千多年来，巴厘岛印度教徒已经被吸引到Pura Tirta Empul（圣水寺庙），据说这是神圣的泉水，由Indra神创造并具有治疗性质。这个习俗仍然没有变化，今天，除了崇拜者外，来自世界各地的游客也来到这个地方，惊叹于它的美丽，并在清凉的祝福水中洗澡。

Tirta Empul致力於Vishnu，印度神之神。時間是在公元前926年建立的一座寺廟。在巴厘語言中，Tirta Empul鬆散地翻譯意味著從地球湧出的水，由於這個原因，Tirta Empul被認為是一個聖潔的泉水。 Tirta Empul寺廟包括Shiva，Vishnu，Brahma以及Indra和Batur山的神社。它被認為是巴厘島全部最神聖的寺廟之一，也被認為是巴厘島最神聖的水源之一。

作为Petirtaan或洗浴中心，Tirta Empul是一个相当大的寺庙综合体，至少需要30分钟至1小时才能探索整个景点。就像在岛上的其他寺庙和神圣的地方一样，您需要在进入房屋前穿上“围裙”。围裙在寺庙的入口可以以小额捐款租用。

Holy Springs of Tirta Empul: Bali’s Sacred Water Temple

One of the busiest water temples in Indonesia, Tirta Empul is a temple considered sacred by Balinese Hindu community. The temple has several holy springs which are said to have been created by The God Indra and believed to be blessed water that could purify those who bathe there. 

Tirta Empul is dedicated to Vishnu, the Hindu God of water. In the Balinese language, Tirta Empul loosely translated means water gushing from the earth, which for this reason Tirta Empul is regarded as a holy spring. The Tirta Empul Temple includes shrines to Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma, as well as one for Indra and Mount Batur. It is considered one of the five most holy temples in all of Bali and is considered one of the holiest water sources in Bali.

The Legend of Creation

Based on a manuscript called Usana Bali, the creation of Tirta Empul involves the myth of an epic battle between a powerful yet wicked king named Mayadenawa and a God, Bhatara Indra. The king did not believe in God, and forbade his subject from worshipping God. He was also dangerous. He possessed a spiritual power but was too drunk with his power and carelessly used it for black magic. Seeing the chaos, a priest named Sang Kulputih prayed to Bhatara Indra to put an end to the evil king.

创作的传说

巴厘人认为，Tirta Empul的创作涉及一个名叫Mayadenawa和Indra神的强大魔法王国之间史诗般的战斗传奇。 Mayadenawa拥有将自己变成任何祂想要的形式的力量。但祂的权力使祂变得粗心大意，并将其用于黑魔法。一位名叫Sang Kulputih的牧师向Indra神祈祷，结束邪恶国王的生命。 Indra神和祂的士兵设法打败了Mayadenawa，离开了邪恶的国王，祂的部队也都逃亡了。

后来，当军队睡觉时，Mayadenawa闯入Indra神的营地。祂制造了一个美丽但有毒的池塘，军队在醒来时会喝酒。当Mayadenawa爬进营地时，祂用脚边走路，以免留下脚印 - 因此这被认为是“Tampak Siring”的起源，它被称为“倾斜的脚印”。早晨时，Indra神醒来却发现祂的许多部下死亡，也有更多的部下生重病和濒临死亡。那时，通过祂强大的力量，Indra神用祂的拐杖穿透了地面，创造了被称为Tirta Empul的神圣治疗泉水。

知道祂的计划失败了，Mayadenawa疯狂地试图将自己变成各种不同的生物，但没用，因为Indra神继续追逐祂。最后，祂把自己变成一块巨石，Indra神往祂射了一个箭头，刺穿并最终杀死了这个邪恶的国王。从石窟涌出的被认为是Mayadenawa的血液而形成了Petanu河，一千多年来，河流被诅咒，使得稻米迅速成长，但有一个可怕的腥臭味和血液污染。印度巴厘岛人在巴厘岛传统日历中每210天纪念一次Mayadenawa的死亡，当时美德在仪式上胜过了邪恶，被称为Galungan。