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Boraspati ni Tano is the Earth deity in Batak mythology representing fertility, wealth and the underworld.{{sfn|Vergouwen|2013|p=111}} The name Boraspati ni Tano is borrowed from Sanskrit [[Brihaspati]], a Hindu astrological representation of Jupiter and the day of the week Thursday.{{sfn|Kelley|Milone|2011|p=307}} |
Boraspati ni Tano is the Earth deity in Batak mythology representing fertility, wealth and the underworld.{{sfn|Vergouwen|2013|p=111}} The name Boraspati ni Tano is borrowed from Sanskrit [[Brihaspati]], a Hindu astrological representation of Jupiter and the day of the week Thursday.{{sfn|Kelley|Milone|2011|p=307}} |
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Boraspati ni Tano is one of the most important personified natural forces, together with Boru Saniang Naga (water deity). While Boraspati ni Tano is a male god of the earth and the underworld, Boru Saniang Naga is a serpentine female water deity who personified the storm, the sea, the spring water and other weather elements that are especially dangerous for the fishermen. Boraspati ni Tano is responsible for the fertility of the land, and thus occupied a principal place in the public invocations (Batak ''tonggo-tonggo''). Boraspati ni Tano was always invoked on occasions e.g. founding of a village, the building of a new house, when the offering-pole was driven into the earth, etc. The Batak deities are the focus of the animistic religion of Batak known as the Sipelebegu, adhered to the Batak people before the arrival of Islam and Christianity.{{sfn|Vergouwen|2013|pp=67-9}} |
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==Astrology== |
==Astrology== |
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Boraspati ni Tano or Boraspati, also known as Ilik, is the earth deity in Batak mythology. Boraspati ni Tano is represented as a tokay gecko. Images of Boraspati (or Beraspati in Karo culture) can be found decorating the door of a Batak Karo and Batak Toba buildings as well as other Batak objects e.g. the cover of the pustaha or the pupuk container naga morsarang.[1]
Mythology
Boraspati ni Tano is the Earth deity in Batak mythology representing fertility, wealth and the underworld.[2] The name Boraspati ni Tano is borrowed from Sanskrit Brihaspati, a Hindu astrological representation of Jupiter and the day of the week Thursday.[3]
Astrology
The Bataks preserved their animistic Indonesian inheritance and ancestral pattern while borrowing little from their Islamic and Buddhist neighbors. The Bataks write in an ancient script that is not related to India or the Arabs. Although the Bataks are now largely Christians, the Batak ritual calendar was still in regular use with some knowledge of older beliefs. The Batak calendar, known as the porhalaan, consisted of 12 or 13 lunisolar months of 30 days each. The days were named similarly with the naming of days in the Hindu calendar, borrowing the planetary names from the Hindu system. The days are repeated four times, with 2 additional days at the end.
In Hinduism, Brihaspati is associated with Jupiter and the day of the week Thursday. The relation between Brihaspati and Boraspati showed how Hinduism influenced the animistic belief of Batak people.
Architecture
Boraspati magical motifs (Batak gorga) are often painted on the walls of a Batak house or a granary. Together with other motifs, they form a magic to bring auspicious to the house e.g. fertility.
Reference
- ^ Kozok 1999, pp. 42–5.
- ^ Vergouwen 2013, p. 111.
- ^ Kelley & Milone 2011, p. 307.
Cited works
- Kozok, Uli (1999). Warisan Leluhur - Sastra Lama dan Aksara Batak [Ancestor's Heritage - Ancient Literature and Script of Batak] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia. ISBN 9799023335.
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(help) - Kelley, David H.; Milone, Eugene F. (2011). Exploring Ancient Skies: A Survey of Ancient and Cultural Astronomy (2, illustrated ed.). New York: Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9781441976246.
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(help) - Vergouwen, J.C. (2013). Keuning, J.; Scott-Kemball, Jeune (eds.). The Social Organisation and Customary Law of the Toba-Batak of Northern Sumatra. Translation series. Vol. 7. Amherst: Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9789401510356.
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