The Pagoda’s Possibilities To Attract Tourisms

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THE PAGODA’S POSSIBILITIES

TO ATTRACT TOURISMS

A PAPER BY

HEMIYATI

REG. NO : 092202036

DIPLOMA III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF CULTURE STUDIES

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH SUMATERA MEDAN

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Approved by Supervisor,

Dra.Persadanta, M. Hum. 19610204 198601 2 001

Submitted to Faculty of Culture Studies of Sumatera Utara

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for DIPLOMA (D-III) in English.

Approved by,

Head of English Study Program,

Dr.Matius C.A.Sembiring, M. A. NIP.19521126 198112 1 001

Approved by the Diploma III of English Study

Faculty of Culture Studies, University of Sumatera Utara As a paper for the Diploma (D-III) Examination

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Accepted by the board of Examination in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the D-III of English Department, Faculty of Culture Studies, University of Sumatera Utara. The Examination is held on:

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(Dr.Syahron Lubis, M. A.) NIP.19511013197603 1 001

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ABSTRAK

Kertas karya ini berjudul DAYA TARIK PAGODA BAGI WISATAWAN. Melalui kertas karya ini, penulis ingin menjelaskan tentang salah satu tempat ibadah yang ada di daerah Berastagi yaitu sebuah Pagoda yang ada di Taman Alam Lumbini, Berastagi, yang telah menjadi sebuah objek wisata di daerah tersebut. Penulis mengemukakan hal-hal apa saja yang menarik minat banyak masyarakat termasuk para wisatawan sehingga mengunjungi tempat ibadah bagi umat Buddha tersebut. Pagoda yang ada di Taman Alam Lumbini adalah sebuah tempat ibadah bagi umat Buddha, baik dari daerah tersebut atau pun dari daerah lain. Namun pada kenyataan nya bukan saja umat Buddha yang datang ke tempat tersebut melainkan masyarakat daerah sekitar dan dari daerah lainnya banyak mengunjungi tempat tersebut karna ingin menikmati keindahan bangunan Pagoda dan menikmati keindahan Taman Alam Lumbini tersebut.

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ABSTRACT

The title of this paper is THE PAGODA POSSIBILITIES TO ATTRACT TOURISMS. In this paper, the writer wants to discuss the possibilities in Pagoda, Taman Alam Lumbini can attract the tourisms. The writer describe the things that Pagoda can attract some peoples, include the tourisms so they visit this place. Pagoda in Taman Alam Lumbini is a place to worship for Buddhism in that area or the Buddhism from the other area. But in fact, there are not only Buddhism that come to this place, but also non-Buddhism to enjoyed the scenery of Taman Alam Lumbini and the beauty building of Pagoda.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First of all, the writer would like to thank to Almighty God who blesses and guides the writer in writing this paper until the end. Although there are some problems in written this paper, but He always besides and helps me. This paper is written to fullfill one of the requirements in order to achieve the degree of Diploma III at Faculty of Culture Studies, University of North Sumatera.

Especially, the writer wishes to deliver her deepest gratefuness to :

 Dra. Persadanta, M. Hum as my supervisor, for her great patience, advise, guidance, support, encouragement, and valuable time in completing the incorrect the paper.

 Mahmud Arief Albar,S.S,.M.A as reader, for his grate patience to read and correct this paper.

 Dr. Matius C. A Sembiring, M.A as my Academic Consultant, also Head of English Study Program, for his great advise to make this paper finished at the time.

 Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A as the dean of Faculty of Culture Studies, University of North Sumatera. To all of the lectures of Faculty of Culture Studies that i can’t mention one by one, all of you have part in finishing this paper, thank you so much.

The best gratitude and deepest appreciations to my beloved parents, T. Ginting and H br Sinulingga for their advise, material support, time, and

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Ginting, Adi Christian Ginting, and my sister Nurhayati Saragih. Thank you for the attention and the time.

Special thanks to my leader of small group, Rebecca Sihombing, for the advise, and the members of the small group (Sisca, Fajar, and Anggi). Altough our small group was non-active now, but our togetherness still active in my deepest heart.

The writer also give thanks to my beloved friend, my roommate, Tika Anggreni Purba, for the advise, teaching in completing the writer, and for the time.

Special thanks to my special Mejin in my life, thanks for the support in finishing this paper, for the patience, time, advise, and togetherness.

The writer recognise that there are still some mistakes in accomplishing this paper due to her limited knowledge and horizon of English. Therefore, the writer wish to accept all the critism and suggestion to improve and complete this paper.

Finaly, the writer wishes this paper can be usefull to all of the reader and all people who read this paper.

Medan, 21 Juni 2012 The writer

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ABSTRAK

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ABSTRACT

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1.INTRODUCTION

1.1The Background of the Study

Tourism is now a global industry involving hundreds of millions of people in international as well as domestic travel each year. In the early 1980’s, Matthieson and Wall (1982:1) indicated that tourism comprised: The temporary movement of people to destinations outside their normal places of work and residence,the activities undertaken during the stay in those destinations,and the facilities created to cater for their needs.

In 1991, the WTO created a definition, primarily to assist those whose responsibility it was to compile statistics in tourism. This definition reads: The activities of a person travelling outside his or her usual environment for less than a specified period of time whose main purpose of travel is other than for exercise of an activity remunerated from the place visited.

Most definitions of the term tourist are based on the concept of tourism. Usually, the tourist spend at least one night in a destination to which he or she has travelled. Tourists can be distinguished from excursionists in such definitions,as an excursionist is someone who visit and leaves without staying a night in a destination. However, it is relatively common today for the two terms to be combined. The term visitor is often used in preference to either tourist or excursionist.

Generally, Indonesia has many potencies of tourism object. The potency of tourisms object spreads in all districts in Indonesia. Every district of tourism

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object offers different attraction to the visitors. Therefore the visitors usually want to come in that district, for example, in North Sumatera, like Sipiso-piso waterfall, Lake Toba,Samosir island, Brastagi, and the other interested places.

Some visitors feel interested to visit some religious place in North Sumatera. For example, Istana Maimoon, Masjid Raya, Iman Dairi Tourism Park, Church of Annai Velankanni – Medan, Nature park Lumbini – Brastagi, and the other religious places. Nature Park Lumbini is one of them. Actually,nature park Lumbini is a pagoda which is a place for Buddhism to worship, but there are many people or the visitors feel interested to visit this religious place.

Nature park Lumbini was a new place to visit at Brastagi-North Sumatra. It is located in Tongkoh Village, Dolatrayat district, Karo regency, near the Berastagi Tourism Destination Region, 67 kilometers from medan, North Sumatra. The architecture was similar with Thailand pagoda, all in gold, also the elephant statue, and the other ornaments. That is the reason the writer want to discussed why Nature Park Lumbini can atrract the tourists.

1.2The Problem of the Study

The problem from this paper is why many people or visitors feel interested to visit Nature Park Lumbini, a pagoda in Brastagi. As we know, Nature Park Lumbini is a Pagoda,which is a place for Buddhism to worship. In addition to Buddhism, many visitors visit this place.

1.3The Scope of the Study

Scope of the study has important purpose in writing this paper. It used to limit the problem so the topic in this paper is more focussed. To make the discussion

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focussed and isn’t widespread,the writer needs to make scope of the study. The writer just focussed about the Pagoda in Brastagi,nature park Lumbini can attract the tourisms, not all of the Pagoda in North Sumatera.

1.4The Method of the Study 1) Library research

Library research needs to get the information in solving a problem, to fulfill an academic assignment or for our own purpose. This method is used to find a certain data by collecting some books that relevant to the theme.

2) Field research

Some of the most valuable information in the world isn’t located in a library or online. Field research is a way of unearthing that information. Field research can be an extraordinarily exciting and rewarding experience leading to important discoveries and breakthrough ideas. It is used by having observation to the place that we need to know. The writer has done this method by direct observation to nature park Lumbini to get some information about that pagoda. 1.5The Reason for Choosing This Topic

The writer has reason for choosing this topic. It is because this topic is new and exciting, has not been written by anyone in this program studies. The problem in this topic makes the writer feel interested to discuss this topic.

1.6The Purposes of the Study

a) To introduce the reader about the nature park Lumbini as new tourism object in Brastagi.

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b) To inform the readers about the reasons of nature park Lumbini can attract the tourisms.

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2.Review of Related Literature

2.1 The History of Buddhism and the Symbols of Budhhism

Sasanaputra (2007:4) says that Buddhism taught by Buddha Gotama which came from the tribe of Sakya, Kapilavatthu kingdom in India, with its holy book

Tipitaka which has Pali and Sanskrit language, and has the places of worship,they are Vihara, Cetiya, Arama, Pagoda, and Kuil. The worship called Puja Bakti, and usually carried out in accordance with the mutual agreement by the people at every vihara or cetiya.

Sasanaputra (2007:24) says that Buddhism isn’t the proper name of a person.Buddhism is a title of a perfect state of mind. Buddhism means the conscious, which has achieved enlightment or who have achieved great freedom with its own power. Buddhism by people known as Budda Dhamma, rooted in the reality revealed by the Buddha over 2500 years ago which describes the essence of life is based on insight and because of that can liberate people from ignorance

(avija) and suffering (dukkha).

In 8 th century until 10 th century, many Kings from the Kingdoms in Indonesia follow Buddhism. The dynasty which has Buddhis religion, leave many temples that describe the doctrine of Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana that unite with harmony. In 11 th century, Buddhism has a good respons in Sriwijaya (South Sutitimatera). But, time by time, Buddhism in archipelago disappeared together with collapse of Majapahit Kingdom (1293-1429) because of family war.

Buddhism in Indonesia got rises in time after the independent. Marked by the ceremony of Vesak in Borobudur temple for the first time in 1953. The idea of celebrating of National Vesak comes from Tee Boan An that known well as Y.M

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Monk/Ashin Jinarakkhita, the old son Indonesian who become the Monk since time of Majapahit.

To continue extending Buddhism in Indonesia that has missionar by the practitioner of Buddhism in old time, so in 2004 started designing and structuring the location of Taman Alam Lumbini that located in Jalan Pertanian, Dolat Rayat district, Brastagi. Taman Alam Lumbini – Brastagi has functions, as facilities and infrastucture for training and establishment for Buddhism to preserving the Buddha Dhamma by gave the opportunity to Buddhism in learning some of Buddhis traditions, there are : Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana.

Every religion must have the symbols. Sasanaputra (2007:9) says that there are many symbols of Buddhism, they are :

 Rupang/Statue  Pagoda/Stupa  Buddhist flag  Cakka

 Swastika  Bodhi tree  Teratai flower  Dupa

 Wax

 Water  Flower  Bell/Genta

2.2 The Meaning of Pagoda

Pagoda or stupa is a shrine built to honor or keep sacred objects or human ashes that have been cremated (enhanced). Pagoda’s building is often a square, hexagon, or octagon, and usually have an odd number of levels in three levels, five levels, seven levels, and so on. Stupa or pagoda’s form symbolizes the four

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basic elements that make up the human body, namely land, water, fire, and air. The pinnacle of the stupa building is called Joti, which has meaning the light that infinitely Holy Buddha, while the peak of pagoda building called Payung Tiga Tingkat that symbolize Tiratana, there are Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha. On top of the stupa or pagoda there is a tapered shape up as a symbol of the nature of concentration of the mind, more and more concentrated and refined in practice of meditation.

2.3 Two Major Categories of Buddhis Based on the Way of Life

Sasanaputra (2007:26) said that based on the way of life, Buddhism consists of two major categories, they are :

1) Buddha lay people, is a categories of Buddhism who live with their family, with their parents, with their community, have jobs and property. Buddha lay people consists of :

1) Upasaka – Upasika

The people who have expressed and states save to Tiratana, and have obligation to train Pancasila of Buddhism in their life seriously.

2) Pandita

Pandita means Upasaka – Upasika which considered by people to lead the ceremonies of worship or preaching the Dhamma and appointed by the Sangha.

2) Buddha who left their worldly life, is categories of Buddhism who decide to leave the worldly life and entered the path to the holiness of life, consists of :

1) Anagarika or viharawan / viharawati

Anagarika means Upasaka – Upasika which based on their own volition implementing Dasa Sila (10 precepts), at least Atthasila (8 precepts) in their life.

2) Samanera – Samaneri

Samanera – Samaneri means the candidate of monk – monkni. Before someone accepted to be Monk – Monkni, first he must practice implement

Majjhima Sila (75 sila), and Dasa Sila (10 sila) as a guideline in their life.

3) Monk – Monkni

Means the highest priest in Buddhism who determined practice holy life and leave wordly life. The purposes are to get the holiness of life and served Buddhism as vice of uddha in spreading Dhamma.

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2.4 The Sacred Places of Worship for Buddhism

Sasanaputra (2007:47) said that the Buddha said that there are four sacred places of worship for a devoted person supposed to go pilgrimages to express feelings of prostration with respect, they are :

1. The place where the Tathagata was born

2. The place where the Tathagata obtaining perfect enlightenment unparalleled.

3. The place where the Tathagata for the first time rotate the Dhamma wheel

4. The place where the Tathagata entered Parinibbana

That four places should be visited by the monk, monkni, upasaka and upasika whose dutiful and reflect that “In this place the Tatahagata was born, in this place the Tathagata obtaining perfect enlightenment, in this place the Tathagata for the first time rotate the Dhamma wheel, and in this place the Tathagata Parinibbana” with full of confidence, so after death they will be reborn in the heaven of the blessed.

The places of pilgrimage or Dhammayatra place should be visited are : 1) Lumbini park, as a place for the Tathagata was born.

Lumbini park, near Kapilavatthu, is a holy place because in this park

Boddhisata Siddhata Gotama was born exactly at the time of full moon in the moon of Vesak 623 BC Before. The birth of a Boddhisatta in the earth is a blessing for the people.

In nowadays, Lumbini known as Rummindei, located in Nepal kingdom, approximately 10 miles from the border of India, in the northern Gorakpur, Uttar Prades, India. Right now, there are some buildings that are made to show that in that place the Prince Siddharta who become the Buddha was born, among of them are :

a.) Asoka Pillar, founded by King Asoka in 250 AD, which is a stone pillar

and plaque inscribed. Asoka pillar contents as a follows :

“Twenty year after crowned to be a king, King Priyadarsi, the God’s love to visit this place to perform Puja, because the Buddha, Sakya hermit was born in this place.”

King Asoka set up a stone fence around the stone pilar to commemorate his visit. Because the Buddha was born in this place, king Asoka let the people in the Lumbini village free from paying the taxes, and only one-eight of the crop instead of tax payments that should.

b.) Mayadevi Vihara, is a place for worship that has a statue/rupang which describe Queen Mahamaya was holding a branch of Sala tree and a baby that just born standing on a lotus flower .

2) Buddhagaya, as a place for the Tathagata obtaining perfect enlightenment

3) Deer park isipatana, as a place for the Tathagata for the first time rotate the Dhamma feel

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3.THE DISCUSSION

3.1 The Description of Taman Alam Lumbini

In the area of 4,8 ha, altitude of 1.350 m above sea level, the distance 60 km from Medan, and the cool temperature of around 19 - 28 C have been built a nature park, there is Taman Alam Lumbini, consist of 3 Baktisala, one Sima Hall, 3 ballroom, and beautiful flower garden. Supported by the natural atmosphere, the cool breeze, and a melodious birdsong, make the location of Taman Alam Lumbini bacame a suitable place for worship and meditation training.

In around the park, we can find dozens of statues of Buddhis in various form, made of white stone, donated by the people in Myanmar for Lumbini. Also have been built to commemorate the location of the three sacred events that happened on a personal professorship Buddha Gautama, there are :

1) Prince Sidharta was born in Taman Alam Lumbini in 623 BC.

2) The hermit Gautama achieve “Bodhi” or “perfect lightning” in Bodhi Gaya.

Buddha Gautama achieve “Parinibbana (died) in Kusinara in 80 years old

Entered this location, we must fiil up the attended book in the gate that led by the security, no ticket (free). Almost the location of Taman Alam Lumbini was formed with the adaptation of the condition of the land, include slope, hill, and the trees. (picture 1)

In the location of Taman Alam Lumbini have been built a replica of Shwedagon Pagoda, and this is the tallest Pagoda in Indonesia. (picture 2)

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3.THE DISCUSSION

3.1 The Description of Taman Alam Lumbini

1) Prince Sidharta was born in Taman Alam Lumbini in 623 BC.

2) The hermit Gautama achieve “Bodhi” or “perfect lightning” in Bodhi Gaya.

Buddha Gautama achieve “Parinibbana (died) in Kusinara in 80 years old

In the location of Taman Alam Lumbini have been built a replica of Shwedagon Pagoda, and this is the tallest Pagoda in Indonesia. (picture 2)

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Taman Alam Lumbini and the replica of Shwedagon pagoda start opened since October 2011 for public and this replica has got the achievement from MURI.

Many tourisms came to this location to enjoyed the scenery and take the picture (non-Buddhist), but for the Buddhist, they came to this location for worship. (picture 3)

One of the interested thing from Taman Alam Lumbini is there is a hanging bridge with 50 m of length. We can pass through this bridge if we want to go to the Pagoda.(picture 4)

3.2 The Building of Shwedagon Pagoda

This is the tallest Schwedagon Pagoda in Indonesia with its beauty. All in gold. In the area of Taman Alam Lumbini built a replica of Shwedahon pagoda (Myanmar), with 40 meters of length and 43,8 meters of high, the replica of Schwedagon pagoda is the second highest Schwedagon pagoda in Southeast Asia after the highest Schwedagon pagoda in Southeast Asia (Myanmar).

On 19 March 2007 has done groundbreaking ceremony, attended by the Patriarch from Myanmar and the members of Sangha from SAGIN, continued with the installation of the foundation of the pagoda building in July 2007.

In addition, also built two twin buildings with 8 floors, which includes the main hall room with capacity of 1500 people, classrooms, and dormitories of sons and daughters with capacity of 1200 people.

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This luxury building can be enjoyed by the visitors. Many visitors who

came to this area, automatically take picture in this area. (picture 5) When we entered this pagoda, the visitors will see 4 medium rupang of

Buddhist (statues) that face to the side of the room. In the middle from the side, there is a place for the Buddhist to worship. The visitors that didn’t worship can entered the pagoda just for enjoyed the beauty building or to take the picture.

Inside of the pagoda, there are 108 holy relics, 2.958 rupang of Buddhist, and 30 rupang of Arahat.

Almost all of the objects inside the pagoda carried from Myanmar, include the top of pagoda on the stupa with 46,8 m of height. The other holy objects of Buddhist can found in the area of pagoda.

The visitors can enjoyed the scenery of flower garden and also the unique trees in around the ravine below this pagoda.

The visitors that want to worship can bought the candles (Rp. 10.000) and then put on the table that prepared in front of the rupang of Buddhist. (picture 6)

To entered the room in this pagoda, the visitors must put their shoes and cap because it’s special for worship.

We can go to this place by public transportation from Medan or Brastagi.

The First Foundary Pillar of Pagoda

The constuction project replica of Schwedagon pagoda in Taman Alam Lumbini, Brastagi, North Sumatera has in foundary of the pillar step / column of Pagoda, that before hoarding and foundary the floor foundation of the building.

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On 19 April 2009, the general chairman who also the leader of the project , Mr. Tongariodjo Angkasa, with some of the organizer and the project supervisor, do the first foundary at first column of Pagoda.

The preparation of the first foundary has done with built the iron horses around the four main big column. The first foundary by general chairman of Taman Alam Lumbini has done by drawing out the bucket of the cement and poured by one of the worker to the column mold.

The total of the building column of that pagoda is 60 pillars, consist of 3 kinds of diameter, there are 50, 70, and 80 cm. The total of that columns have function, to contradict the unique building of pagoda that seems like kone. Planned, all of the columns of pagoda will finished in around 5 weeks, so half of main building of pagoda have been finished on 09 September 2009.

Besides that, the bulding that planned as place for the visitors to enjoyed the scenery from one of side in Taman Alam Lumbini, still in processed. Planned, the visitors can get the facilities for refreshing, enjoying the foods and the drinks, while enjoying the cool air special in Brastagi area.

The Laying Down of the Statues of Buddhis (Rupang) and Holy Relic, also with the Closing of the Relic Room on 09-09-09

In 2009 was the historic year, especially on 9 September 2009. On that day, has done the laying down of the rupangs and the holy relics of Buddhis and also the Arahat art replica of the Schwedagon pagoda in Taman Alam Lumbini,

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Brastagi – North Sumatera. That big ceremony divided into 3 agenda that will be done during 3 days, there are on 9, 12, and 13 September 2009.

The agenda on 9 September 2009 started with reading the holy Parittas

which led by Y.M. Jinadhammo Mahathera and the other members of Sangha that come from Medan. The rupangs and the relic of Buddhis and also Arahat, include some of the miniature of three events, Boddhi tree, and the other holy things carried around the building of pagoda in first procession before the placement inside of Pagoda replica.

In room of relic and the rupang of Pagoda also did reading Paritta simply together with splashing holy water to that holy things by turns by the members of Sangha, the Buddhis from abroad (Singapore, Malaysia, and Myanmar), and some of the organizers Taman Alam Lumbini, include Mr. Tongariodjo Angkasa and Mr. Fergus Anagga Angkasa. On that day just put some of the total that have thousands rupang of Buddhis.

On the night of 12 September 2009, did the candle procession while spelling the magic formula in three traditions of Buddist, there are Theravada, Mahayana, and Tantrayana. That candle procession is followed with some of the people : the Buddhism from Myanmar, the local people, and the Buddhism from Medan. That procession means to make the ceremony more sacral that will be done in tomorrow.

The placement of rupang and relic ceremony was finished on 13 September 2009, which led by by the Deputy of Sangharaja from Myanmar, Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kundalojoti and four of the others Monk, they are Ashin

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Waryarmeindarbiwontha (Tipitakadhara), Sayadaw Bhaddanta Lar Bar Watha, Sayadaw Bhaddanta Visuta, and Bhaddanta Tejosarabhivamsa, and 10 members of Sangha from Indonesia. That agenda started with Tambur atraction and the traditional dance from Bali to accept the members of Sangha and also the guests from the government of Indonesia and Myanmar. From Indonesia represented by Director – general Bimas the Buddhis of Indonesia, Drs. Budi Setiawan, MSc and Mr. Ketut Supardi, Sag. From Myanmar represented by Director general religion of Buddhis Myanmar, Mr. Khine Aung and director, Mr. Maung Ni, the Deputy ambassador of Myanmar for Indonesia, Mr. Kyi Maung Oo. Beside Buddhism, also attended by dozens of Muslims from the Presidency of the study center Babur Rido Tasawuf , specialist Thariqat Naqsya Bandi Jabal Hindi, that led by Drs. Syekh Muhammad Hirfi Nuzlan, with thw crew from DPJ Binjai.

A few moment before the procession continued the placement of rupang of Buddhis, there is a worship that directly led by Sangharaja of Myanmar and Y.M. Monk Jinadhammo Mahathera. After that the procession continued and followed by the hundreds of Buddhis and the organizers. The procession take long time causes of the number of objects that will be incorporated into the replica of pagoda. That objects consist of stones and precious metals, and the jewelry donated by the people. Whole ritual ended with reading the Paritta for the last time in the relic chamber of pagoda replica and sealing the doors.

After the placement ritual of sacred objects, followed by entertainment activities offered by the division of arts and lion dance group ( Barongsai) of Taman Alam Lumbini. Before the entertainment began, the inauguration and

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blessing of the lion dance group of Taman Alam Lumbini that will do the first action. Barongsai that have 6 kinds that represented the colors of Buddhis flag, blessed symbolically by Y.M.Monk Jinadhammo, Y.M. Monk Nyana Prathama Sthavira, Bhiksuni Hui Wen (China), Mr. Tongariodjo Angkasa with his son, Drs. Budi Setiawan, MSc and Romo Ombun Natio.

That entertainment events that lasted for about 3 hours present variety of art events such as drum atractions, lion dance, choir, performing songs with sign language (Shou Yu), and the dance. All this art events presented by the children of educated and the Budhhist activist group of Taman Alam Lumbini.

3.3 The Activities in Taman Alam Lumbini

Until now, in location of Taman Alam Lumbini has often held a Puja and celebration (retreat) of meditation and “atthasila”, retreat of Dharmajala, Magha Puja, Vesak, installation of “Boddhisatta Pelita” Kwan im, Shan Bu Yi Bai, release of wildlife (fang sheng), Chau Tu (Ulambana), and the other activities. Not only that big celebration, but also there is a public worship thet regularly attended by the people of Brastagi and Kabanjahe. This public worship led by the Bhiksuni that invited from RRC to stay in Taman Alam Lumbini to guide and teach “Buddha Dhamma” to Brastagi and Kabanjahe people, and the Buddhis in North Sumatra in general. After the worship, read paritta, usually will continue with lectures or sermons the Dhamma by the members of Sangha or by the Romo Padmajaya Ombun Natio.

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For wider dissemination of Buddha Dhamma according to the schedule, there is a home visit once a week with banquet events, meetings, worship by reading paritta, and sermon. In that activities, also attended by the members of Sangha who stay in Taman Alam Lumbini.

Now, also have been established rink, Indonesian Buddhist Children of Taman Alam Lumbini, and social organization consisting of sympathizers and volunteers from Brastagi and Kabanjahe.

3.4 The Facilities in Taman Alam Lumbini

1) Golden Lotus Healthy Cuisine Restaurant

Now, in Brastagi has increased by one vegetarian restaurant that provides food, precisely at the location of Taman Alam Lumbini. That restaurant has a name, synonymous with Buddhist thing, Golden Lotus. With tagline “Healthy Cuisine”, Golden Lotus presenting a wide range of non-animal food, but tasty and healthy. The menus that are available include : steamboat, with various types of material / composition, various types of food – style dimsum, noodle tensile (ramen),as well as various snacks like popcorn, pancakes, etc. Besides food, there are also fresh and healthy drinks, because it consists of fresh fruit, sugarcane, and other fruits.

Golden Lotus restaurant operates every day to serve the visitors of Taman Alam Lumbini who came from various backgrounds, ranging from locals to out of town, and even government officials and military. The visitors definitely feel very excited to see clearly the real grandeur and the highest Pagoda in Indonesia. Not

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only infrequently, but also the visitors that consist of a variety of educational backgrounds, religions, and cultures that doing Pradaksina that is run around the pagoda building. After doing Pradaksina, the visitors come to enjoy the vegetarian dishes on the Golden Lotus restaurant, located just behind the bulding a replica of the Schwedagon pagoda, whilw enjoying the uniqueness of this form of pagoda.

2) Transportation Support

Besides the facilities that available in Taman Alam Lumbini, there is also available car and bus for easy transportation to Taman Alam Lumbini, Brastagi. Now, there is a big bus with capacity 25 people and two medium bus with capacity 15 people that specialize to support the transportation in Taman Alam Lumbini. That bus has comfort passenger seat, complete with sound system that support in a ling journey. There is also a special car for goods transport from and to Taman Alam Lumbini.

“Lumbini” a name of a place in Kapilavastu, Nepal, that also a place of birth of Boddhisatta, Prince Siddharta Gautama, that get an enlightenment and become a Buddhis. The name of “Lumbini” inspire us about the beginning of the rise of Buddhism, so hopefully with the existance of this space can also inspire seeds of Budhhism. By this Taman Alam Lumbini, hopefully can be a way for Buddhism to learn more about Buddha Dhamma so can increase the knowledge and can be practiced in life.

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3) The safety and wide parking area

The visitors who came to Taman Alam Lumbini do not feel worry about the location of parking area in this place. Because the parking area are safety and wide. Sometimes the people feel lazy to go to some place because of the parking area which is not suitable for them. But in this location, the parking area is comfort.

3.5 The Rules

How was good attitude during we stay in Taman Alam Lumbini?

Taman Alam Lumbini is a sacral place that has message, that we always reflect on the nature of the birth, life goals, and the highest achievement in our lives, so that they can pass on to the noble values of living things. When Prince Siddharta with determination decides to find a way for mankind to be free from suffering and obtain the happines, he train himself in earnest to attain Buddhahood. In his enlightenment, he found “middle way’ that humans should be wise, do not tend to be too optimistic especially pessimistic but realistic. That to be happy, someone can plant a cause so can get a good result. The good doers will get happiness, but the bad doers will get suffer. So in their life who always train themselves in good thought, good word, and good behaviour, don’t have to worry about their future.

In Taman Alam Lumbini, standing a replica of Schwedagon pagoda. Pagoda is a place to commemorating the great being who has died and inside of it there are holy relics of Buddhis, with thw students, called the Sangha. So, to

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commemorate the strrugle of Buddha Dhamma which has been handed down and guidance to our Sangha, we should always reflect and maintain those values. According to the discourse of the wise, those who perform with reflection “pradaksina” (surrounding the Buddha or all of the symbols that intended devoted to the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha) clockwise three times, will get great gifts, and the increasing of wisdom. If it has a noble ideals, his determination blessed, and because of reflection, he was supported by a good factor, to avoid the difficulties and obstacles bad results.

Because all of the blessings of this glorious, during in this holy area, we should : 1) Maintain the health of ourself, others, and the environment by not

smoking in the area of Taman Alam Lumbini.

2) A high degree of human beings, who have the ability to distinguish good and bad things. Because of that, the beauty of the Taman Alam Lumbini should always be maintained by not littering, littering the floor, spitting carelessly, or damage the plants and flowers.

3) Train the love with no carry or even eat food that contains meat in the location.

4) Avoid any action outside of consciousness, by not bringing food or beverages that can weak the consciousness, such as drugs and alcohol. 5) Respect and appreciate the noble values of the forms and symbols of the

religion, with no touching or rising to the top of the statues at the site. 6) Respect and appreciate the social and cultural norms by wearing

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7) Develop a good speech, stay away from :

a) Harsh words, don’t rebuke over the misunderstanding or degrading over the differences of intelligence, vision, and social status.

b) Nonsense, do not be caught in a mirage, add something that does not exist, something that should reduce the full, or even change the order of the truth of a fact, praising something that is not praised, be little something of value.

c) Issue, don’t speak to make them who admirable because of their behaviour be harm, provoke them who have low discretion to attack the others, spread the word that is not proven fact, place, time, and the targets just for pleasure momentary.

8) Develop good behaviour, avoid ourself from Lobha (greedy). Don’t take something that doesn’t belong to us or are not given, or something that is not feasible we have ahead of time, something that is not feasible we have without an earnest effort, or our way to enjoy something beyond our needs.

9) Develop our good mind, stay away from :

a) Sin (hatred), don’t injure the living things have opportunity to gain happiness and get enlightenment. Because of that, don’t hurt and harm other creatures, no matter how small they are, that of course we also do not want to be hurt or harmed.

b) Moha (fooloshness), don’t ask suffering for other creatures, doing some reprehensible thing that isn’t benefit or blessing that is not

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praised by a shortcut so don’t respect the law of nature that all of things have cause and result, that they will certainly reap the re-planting. The humans who doing bad deeds will reap bad results, and the humans who doing good deeds will reap good results also.

What will we do while in Complex of Taman Alam Lumbini?

1) The visitors are advised to walk around the Pagoda clockwise three times with confidence and good determination, are believed to obtain a blessing.

2) The visitors are permitted to light the candles in front of the altar at the Pagoda and present it for Buddha.

3) Seeing and knowing the position of the hand (mudra) statues of Buddha Gautama inside of the Pagoda. That statues show four kinds of mudra

that given the information in three different languages.

4) We can enjoyed the vegetarian meals, train ourself to not persecute the living things. The special vegetarian menu can also be enjoyed only in the Golden Lotus restaurant.

5) Enjoy the scenery of natural forest and the cool air, train ourself to love the environment, increase knowledge about the names of the trees that grow naturally on the site of the location.

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How was good attitude during inside of the Schwedagon Pagoda?

1) Please open the cap / hat.

2) Don’t take picture with flash light / blitz. 3) Clean thoughts, words, and deeds.

4) Do Namaskara (give tribute), when meeting with the clergy, was greeted with universal greeting “Namo Buddhaya” or “Amithofo”.

5) If in a squatting position (avoid stretched out, supine, or sleep).

6) Tried to reflect the full concentration while honoring the four directions of the Buddha.

7) Always practice developing love, happiness, and inner peace. 8) Expanding the charitable benevolence, propriety, meditation.

9) When comeback from the Taman Alam Lumbini, with the great blessing that you are getting, wish you a healthy, prosperous, and achieved his goal, and also don’t forget to develop a self practice. Remember the best charities that can make a person happy to be reborn not just by giving lessons, but also include developing sila (thoughts, words, good deeds) and meditation.

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3.6 The Achievement

The Achievement of the Name & The Inauguration Replica of Schwedagon Pagoda in Myanmar

Taman Alam Lumbini properly proud because Mr. Tongariodjo Angkasa, as a general chairman of Taman Alam Lumbini, was given achievement and the name by the government of Myanmar, who has succeed in developing Buddha Dhamma, especially in Myanmar, and also the sructuring replica of Schwedagon pagoda from Myanmar in Indonesia. That achievement was a given name “Saddhama Jotikadhaja”, which is the highest name that can got by a lay people according the tradition of Myanmar. If we see from the word, the name has meaning : Maha = The Almighty, Saddhama = the real Dhamma, Jotika = light, and Dhaja = flag, so if combinated, the meaning is “The light flag of the real almighty Dhamma.”

One day before the event of achievement, there is inauguration replica of Schwedagon pagoda in Nay Pyi Taw, capital of Myanmar (old time in Yangon). The replica of Schwedagon pagoda in the new Nay Pyi Taw called Uppatasanti. On 9 March 2009, Uppatasanti pagoda directly inaugurated by setting Shwehtidaw

(The golden Umbrella) in top of pagoda, which is also directly attended by thousands people of Myanmar. On 10 March 2009, that achievement was given by General Than Shwe to Mr. Tongariodjo Angkasa with his wife, stamp, certificate, and medal.

With that achievement, hopefully the diplomatic relationship between Indonesia and Myanmar, especially in extending Buddha become better. Taman

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Alam Lumbini also receive homage with the facilities and special right that connected with the government of Myanmar. Hopefully this blessing can supported all of the organizer of Taman Alam Lumbini specially to keep spirit in extending Buddha Dhamma and participated in structuring the replica of Schwedagon pagoda in Taman Alam Lumbini, Brastagi, North Sumatera, Indonesia.

The Inauguration Ceremony of Schwedagon Pagoda Replica & Buddhist Dhamma Discussion

The greatest ceremony in Indonesia, which was held on 30th-31st October 2010 in Taman Alam Lumbini-Brastagi-North Sumatera-Indonesia, has finally came to a success ending. There are 1.306 in total numbers of monks and 238 lay people from various countries around the world, they are :

No. Country Monk Monkni

1 Myanmar 637 7

2 Thailand 385 -

3 Vietnam 8 -

4 Cambodia 25 -

5 Laos 9 -

6 Malaysia 34 -

7 Singapore 5 -

8 Mexico 1 -

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All of the participants representing their own countries gather together inside the hall, which was just right under the Replica Pagoda of Schwedagon. Besides monks, there are also lay people, observers, scholars from foreign countries that contribute to the Buddhist Dhamma Discussion. Thousands of visitors from various provinces of Indonesia also came to witness this historical moment of Indonesia’s Buddhism. (picture 7)

10 Taiwan 7 -

11 India 9 -

12 Bangladesh 2 -

13 Tibet 14 -

14 Indonesia 83 11

15 America 5 -

16 England 3 -

17 Australia 3 -

18 Franch 1 -

19 Japan 9 -

20 Nepal 2 2

21 Jamaica 1 -

22 Sri Lanka 41 -

23 Uganda 1 -

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Taman Alam Lumbini, as the host of this great event, proudly received two records from Indonesian Museum of Records, they are :

1) Puja Ceremony attended by the most number of Monks 2) The Tallest Schwedagon Pagoda Replica in Indonesia

Both awards are given directly by the Manager of Muri, Mr.Ngadri, and the Deputy Manager of MURI, Mr.Awan rahargo, (picture 9), and directly received by the commitee chairman and also the general chairman Taman Alam Lumbini, Mr. Tongariodjo Angkasa

This ceremony is also very special because there were attended by seven senior monks and Sangharajas, they are : there are Y.M. Monk Jinadhammo Mahathera (Indonesia), Y.M. Dr. Bhadanta Kumara (Myanmar), Y.M. Udugama Buddharakkhia (Sri Lanka), Y.M. Maha Phong Samaleuk (Laos), Y.M. Davuidena Gnanissara (Sri Lanka), Y.M. Jnanapurnik (Nepal), Y.M. Prof. Monk Suvirayan (India), and Y.M. Phra Dhammacetiya charn or Monk Suvirayan (Thailand). The presence of that Sangha make the event more sacred and special, because there is a fairly rare event that Sangharaja from on various country can attended and gathered round in a place at the same time. It is also one feature of Schwedagon Pagoda replica in Brastagi, North Sumatera. (Picture 8)

The committee of Taman Alam Lumbini also felt proud and honored because the Minister of Religious Affair of Indonesia, Mr. H. Suryadharma Ali, attended and gave speech in the opening ceremony. Also attended by the director General of Indonesian Buddhism community guidance, Drs. Budi Setiawan, and foreign ambassadors, among of them are : Mr. Nanda Mallawaarachchi (Sri

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Lanka), Mr. Thaung Oo (Deputy ambassador of Myanmar), Colonel Aye Thaw (Military attache of Myanmar), and Mr. Sebastianus Sumarsono (Deputy of Indonesia for Myanmar).

The event that lasts two full days consisted of various activities, there are congraturatory speeches and remarks by various state guests, reading paritta by the Monk from abroad and Buddhist tradition, take picture together, presentation papers of Buddhis and discussion of Dhamma. One day before, there is talkative of Dhamma and pronounciation of the name of Buddha, led by Y.M Hai Tao from Taiwan. The visitors feel enthusiastic to follow that worship, because there is an a fairly rare opportunity to be able to hear directly from his lectures, especially in Brastagi.

A few days before the event, the location of Taman Alam Lumbini has been very strictly guarded by the police in cooperation with the Northern Sumatran local police. This is done because the event includes an international event attended by officials of foreign countries.

We wish, with such a great blessing of the numbers of Sangha members from various countries and the Pagoda itself, would bring peace and harmony for Indonesia’s citizens and the world’s.30-31 December 2010, was a historic day, not only for Brastagi – North Sumatera, but also for Indonesia.

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4. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

4.1 Conclusion

The writer has described about The Pagoda’s Possibilities to Attract the Tourisms, so at the end of this paper, the writer tries to give the conclusion that this location is new tourism object in Brastagi that can attract the visitors with it’s beauty building and all of the facilities in this location. The luxury building and the comfort location can make the visitors feel interested to come to this new tourisms object

4.2 Suggestion

The reader can see the beauty and luxury building in this place, so it’s better if the reader have free time, they can come to this new place and enjoy the scenery of Taman Alam Lumbini and the luxury building of Schwedagon Pagoda and keep the beauty of this new tourisms object.

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APPENDIX

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