List of Indonesian deities


List of Indonesian deities


Indonesia is home to over 1,300 ethnic groups, some who have their own belief system and mythology. The following is a list of Indonesian deities.

Balinese

  • Acintya - Supreme God
  • Batara Kala - god of the underworld
  • Dewi Danu - goddess of the lakes
  • Dewi Ratih - goddess of the moon
  • Dewi Sri - goddess of rice and prosperity

Local Chinese

  • Chen Fu Zhen Ren, worshipped by Chinese, Javanese and Balinese in East Java and Bali.
  • Ze Hai Zhen Ren, worshipped by Chinese of Tegal, Central Java.
  • Chen Huang Er Xian Sheng, worshipped by Chinese of Lasem, Rembang
  • Chen De Xiu, worshipped by Chinese of Surabaya

Dayak

  • Jubata

Javanese

  • Batara Guru - avatar of Hindu god Shiva and ruler of the Kahyangan, god of revelations
  • Batara Sambu - god of teachers
  • Batara Kala - god of the underworld
  • Dewi Lanjar - goddess who rules the North Sea
  • Dewi Ratih - goddess of the moon
  • Dewi Sri - goddess of rice and prosperity
  • Nyai Roro Kidul - goddess who rules the South Sea (Indian Ocean)
  • Batara Bayu - God of wind

Kombai

  • Refafu - god of the rainforest
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Moluccans

  • Hainuwele - goddess who gives origin to vegetable crops

Sundanese

  • Nyai Pohaci Sanghyang Asri - goddess of rice and prosperity
  • Sunan Ambu - mother goddess

Toraja

  • Puang Matua - creator god
  • Pong Banggai di Rante - god of Earth
  • Indo' Ongon-Ongon - goddess of earthquakes
  • Pong Lalondong - god of death
  • Indo' Belo Tumbang - goddess of medicine

See also

  • Hyang, various gods and spirits
  • Hinduism in Indonesia
  • Sunda Wiwitan
  • Kejawen

References


Text submitted to CC-BY-SA license. Source: List of Indonesian deities by Wikipedia (Historical)




 


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