This is the trail of Buddhism in North Sumatra Province, Padang Lawas Regency is located at, about 400 km from the city of Medan. This temple is also known as Portibi Temple and is estimated to be contemporary with Candi Muara Takus in Riau,i.e. around the XII century. Its location in the village of Padang, Alternating Bahal, South Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatraor about 3 hours drive from Padang Sidempuan.
This temple was built by Raja Rajendra Cola who became King of Tamil Hindu Shiva, in Southern India and is estimated to be thousands of years old already. The Kingdom of Portibi is a unique Empire, namely in terms of the name i.e. Portibi.Portibi in the Batak language meaning world or earth. Other experts call this temple relates to the existence of the KingdomPannai as conquered by Srivijaya.
Researchers revealed that temple in the village of Bahal these are three among the temple ruins of 26 acres spread over1,500 km² in area south Tapanuli, Padang Lawas. Due to its location in the middle of a vast rice field, locals often refer tothe temple with the temple name Bahal Padang Lawas or ' temple in the Iuas '. Bahal temple complex consists of threetemples, each about 500 metres apart. A few kilometers from the temple is the temple complex there is also a Pulo.
The temple is called Bahal Indonesia by the society is the largest temple complex in the province of North Sumatra,because the temple complex covers arealnya Bahal Bahal I, II and III Bahal. The entire temple complex in the third buildingmade of brick red, except the statue-statue made of hard stone. Each temple complex is surrounded by a high fence andthick about 1 m which is also made of red brick. On the eastern side there is a gate that jutted out and in the right and left lanked by walls as high as about 60 cm. Bahal Temple stands on the river Rods Pane. Of the various theories developed,the possibility of the river Rods Pane once a traffic trade. Estimated originally forest in the upper reaches of the river is able to provide sufficient water supplies. However, now volume is small, shallow, and impossible so transportation facilities.
The main building of the temple Bahal I is the largest compared with the main Temple building Bahal II and III. The main building consists of an arrangement of, legs, body and roof of the temple. Place squared base temple square covering an area of about 7 m ² with a height of 180 cm. On each of the main building there is a temple complex located in the center of the page with the appropriate entrance facing the gate.
Some experts who have been doing important research on the Temple, among others Franz Junghun Bahal (1846), VonRosenberg (1854), Kerkhoff (1887), Stein Callenfels (1920 and 1925), De Haan (1926), chrome (1923), and F.M. Schinitger known contributors to uncover the history of Antiquities in Sumatra.
Archaeologists Germany F.M. Schinitger 1935 researching this temple a Tanjore inscription Tamil language and was madeby the King of Chola of South India the year 1030. This King conquered Pannai refer note I-tsing. Schinitger concludes this temple relates to Buddhist Wajrayana flow with different Buddhism now. It is particularly harsh, seemingly looking at thestatue of a giant-faced with a gloomy facial. Similarly, relief on temple walls depicting a giant dancing with tandawa dance.Hard typical, ruthless, and tend to close at ceremonies that sadistic. This is confirmed by information from some writings on the Golden plates or stones were found.
In the ruins of a temple statue of Heruka Bahal II was discovered, the only type of statue of its kind in Indonesia. His verysadistic with a pile of skulls and giant that was danced on top of the bodies. Bambang Budi Utomo, a researcher with the National Archaeological Research Center write in Kompas, Friday, September 23, 2005, "the right hand (giant) was elevated to the top while holding a vajra while the left hand is in front of the chest while holding a bowl of human cranium."
In Buddhist Wajrayana flow there is a ceremony of the Surmang Foundation described as sadistic actions which are notseparated from the corpse and liquor. There are also ceremonies bhairawa performed above ksetra, place heaping dead bodies before it burned. In this place they meditate, danced, foretells a spell, burned body, drinking blood, and giggling all the while issuing a dengus such as Buffalo. The goal to be wealthy, longevity, mighty, immune, can disappear, and heal the sick. To make it more Milky, they repeatedly merapal the name Buddha or Bodhisattva. It is believed the people in Padang Lawas Wajrayana to create a feeling of calm or gets a miracle born again of the powers of the Gods worshiped (the concept of reincarnation).
Now the grass meets the temple area and it's a shame less well maintained Temple. The temple is surrounded by a vast, barren desert weeds, and is often used for grazing livestock. As the plant peneduh plant balakka, usually used to sheltershepherds from sunburn. Though the building is still good, but on the temple walls are made of red brick that is full of graffiti.
Even though it is a tourist area of history, not seen strung food stalls or souvenir in the vicinity. Surrounding communities,knowing there is a complex of enshrinement but the daily said no visitors. Understandable because public transport to this relatively rare temple complex and time consuming.
Candi Bahal itself already officially serve as tourist attractions by the Government. This place is crowded only on certain occasions such as holidays, Widths, or new year. Visitors are villagers around the field and Alternating Barumun. The final condition of the road leading to the temple is muddy and not well maintained.
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