Buddhist and Confucian Relations in Indonesia: Conflict over the Ownership, Name and Function of Chinese Temples (Kelenteng)

M. Ikhsan Tanggok

2018

Abstract

This paper examines the conflict between Confucians and Buddhists over the ownership, name, and function of Chinese temples (Kelenteng) in some areas of Indonesia. The media have never covered the issue as both of the two religious groups prefer to keep a low profile. At this point, there is no real solution to solve the conflict. Although there have been numerous discussions about it, none of it has produced any significant results. Both religious groups claim the Chinese temples to be their places of worshipping, in fact, neither of them has ownership of the temples. During the New Order period (1966-1998), they were under the administration of Buddhists, and Buddhist priests administered the Confucian teachings. Today, the temples were renamed vihara (monastery) to designate them as Buddhist temples. When the state recognized the rights of Confucians in the subsequent Reformation period (1998-present), the Supreme Council for the Confucian Religion in Indonesia (MATAKIN) requested that the Chinese temples needed to be returned to them, but Buddhists continues to call them vihara because of the previous New Order decree. However, it became mandatory in the Reformation period for the Chinese temples to teach the Confucian teachings. Buddhists have not supported MATAKIN's efforts.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Tanggok M. (2018). Buddhist and Confucian Relations in Indonesia: Conflict over the Ownership, Name and Function of Chinese Temples (Kelenteng).In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Innovations - Volume 1: ICRI, ISBN 978-989-758-458-9, pages 1683-1690. DOI: 10.5220/0009933716831690

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icri18,
author={M. Ikhsan Tanggok},
title={Buddhist and Confucian Relations in Indonesia: Conflict over the Ownership, Name and Function of Chinese Temples (Kelenteng)},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Innovations - Volume 1: ICRI,},
year={2018},
pages={1683-1690},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009933716831690},
isbn={978-989-758-458-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Innovations - Volume 1: ICRI,
TI - Buddhist and Confucian Relations in Indonesia: Conflict over the Ownership, Name and Function of Chinese Temples (Kelenteng)
SN - 978-989-758-458-9
AU - Tanggok M.
PY - 2018
SP - 1683
EP - 1690
DO - 10.5220/0009933716831690