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QIGONG VORTEX SITE TOURS: Southeast Asia

Megalithic architecture; Hindu-Buddhist Naga Temples

 

SOUTHEAST ASIA TOUR: (tentatively scheduled for late summer of 2010)

Embark on a spiritual pilgrimage through Southeast Asia to various ancient archeological sites (chosen from the list below) to practice qigong. The practice of qigong enables the connection of the human conduit with the ancient spirit of place (genus loci), and the timelessness of the cosmic awareness. (see index) Other spiritual focuses include: traditional healing and martial arts training.

Explorations are limited to 30 days (common Southeast Asia tourist visa) in any given country. No vaccinations are required (unless coming from South Africa or South America).

Intended sequence of journey: (see site list below); planes, trains, ferries, buses/cars

The plan is to fly into Saigon, where the pilgrimage group will meet. Then to travel by bus/car into Cambodia and then to Laos. Next, take the train through Thailand and Malaysia. Then, take the ferry from Singapore to Sumatra, Indonesia. Then train though the jungles of Sumatra and ferry across to Java. Then train eastward across Java, and ferry to Bali, where the journey ends. On the path, we will rest in towns near chosen sites, and sleep on trains when convenient.

Estimated cost of journey (not including souvenirs): ($3-6K)

 

SITE LIST:

CAMBODIA: [Angkor; derived from Sanskrit: “city” (nagara)]

·         Angkor Thom (900 CE: Hindu temple complex: Angkor Wat, Bayon, Phimeanakas, Phnom Bakheng; Preah Khan, Ta Keo, Prasat Kravanh, Prasat Kok Po, Prasat Phnom Rung, Prasat Roluh, Prasat Ak Yom, Prasat Kas Ho, Western Mebon, Prasat Ta Noreay, Prasat Trapeang Ropou, Baphuon, Neak Pean, Ta Som, Eastern Mebon, Pre Rup, Ta Prohm, Banteay Kdei, Sras Srang, Banteay Samre; irrigation system; Siem Reap)

·         Angkor Wat [MA](9th c.CE: Hindu cosmological temple symbolizing Mount Meru; Angkor Thom; Siem Reap)

·         Banteay Srei

·         Bayon(1200 CE: Hindu temple; Angkor Thom; Siem Reap)

·         Kbal Romaas (Neolithic)

·         Phimeanakas (910 CE: royal marriage rite naga temple; Angkor Thom; Siem Reap)

·         Phnom Bakheng (900 CE: 1st Angkor Hindu temple; Angkor Thom; Siem Reap)

·         Phnom Laang (Paleolithic)

·         Prasath Kasaouit

·         Prasat Kravanh (921 CE: Hindu temple; Angkor Thom; Siem Reap)

·         Preah Khan (1191 CE: Buddhist temple; Angkor Thom; Siem Reap)

·         Preah Vihear

·         Ta Keo (1000 CE: Shiva temple; Angkor Thom; Siem Reap)

 

INDONESIA: [Javanese-Hindu temple (candi)]

·         Arca Bugisan (7 Buddha and Bodhisattva statues; Yogyakarta; S Prambanan Plain)

·         Arca Dwarapala (1222 CE; Malang; E.Java)

·         Arca Totok Kerot (Kediri, Java)

·         Borobudur (9th c.CE: Magelang, Java)

·         Candi Agung (Hindu k.: Negara Dipa; Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan)

·         Calon Arang (site inspired Balinese Leak dance; Kediri, Java)

·         Candi Bacem (Blitar, Java)

·         Candi Badut (8th c.CE: Shivaite temple; Malang, E.Java)

·         Candi Batu Jaya (6th c.CE: Buddhist stupa compound; Karawang, W.Java)

·         Candi Biaro Bahal (South Tapanuli, Sumatra)

·         Candi Boro (Blitar, Java)

·         Candi Brahu (Buddhist temple; Trowulan, Java; Mount Penanggungan)

·         Candi Canggal (8th c.CE: Buddhist complex; Yogyakarta)

·         Candi Cangkuang (Shiva temple; Garut, W.Java)

·         Candi Cetho [V](15th c.CE: Javanese-Hindu temple; Surakarta; Mount Lawu)

·         Candi Dorok (Kediri, Java)

·         Candi Gambar Wetan (Blitar, Java)

·         Candi Gana (reliefs, statues; Yogyakarta; W Prambanan Plain)

·         Candi Gentong (Yuan-Ming ceramics; Trowulan, Java; Mount Penanggungan)

·         Candi Jago (13th c.CE: scenes of Mahabharata epic w/underworld demons; Malang, E.Java)

·         Candi Jawi (13th c.CE: Buddhist funerary temple, terraced sanctuaries, meditation grottoes, sacred pools; 80 sites; Tretes, Java; Mount Penanggungan)

·         Candi Kalasan (8th c.CE: Buddhist temple; Yogyakarta; W Prambanan Plain)

·         Candi Kalicilik (Blitar, Java)

·         Candi Karangnongko (Yogyakarta; Klaten Regency)

·         Candi Kedulan (temple foundation; Yogyakarta; W Prambanan Plain)

·         Candi Kidal (1248 CE: Javanese-Hindu temple; Malang)

·         Candi Kotes (Blitar, Java)

·         Candi Laras (Buddhist k.: Tanjung Puri; Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan)

·         Candi Lumbung (Buddhist temple complex: 1 central, 16 smaller surrounding; Yogyakarta; N Prambanan Plain)

·         Candi Mendut (8th c.CE: Mahayana Buddhist temple; Kedu plain, Java)

·         Candi Merak (10th c.CE: 2 Hindu temples w/reliefs; Yogyakarta; Klaten Regency)

·         Candi Muara Takus (11-12th c.CE: Sriwijaya e.; Buddhist temple complex; Kampar Regency, Riau, Sumatra)

·         Candi Muaro Jambi (11-13th c.CE: Melayu k.; Buddhist temple complex; Jambi, Riau, Sumatra)

·         Candi Muteran (Trowulan, Java; Mount Penanggungan)

·         Candi Ngawen (8th c.CE: Hindu-Buddhist: 5 aligned sanctuaries; lion sculptures; Yogyakarta)

·         Candi Pawon (8th c.CE: Buddhist temple dedicated to Kuvera, god of wealth; Kedu plain, Java)

·         Candi Penataran (12-15th c.CE: Majapahit k. Javanese-Hindu temple complex; stepped pyramid; Blitar)

·         Candi Plaosan (9th c.CE: Hindu-Buddhist temple complex: 2 main w/reliefs; Yogyakarta; N Prambanan Plain)

·         Candi Plumbangan (Blitar, Java)

·         Candi Rambut Monte (Malang, E.Java)

·         Candi Sajiwan (Buddhist temple w/reliefs; Yogyakarta; S Prambanan Plain)

·         Candi Sambisari (10th c.CE: underground Hindu temple buried by eruptions from Mount Merapi; Yogyakarta)

·         Candi Sari (8th c.CE: Buddhist sanctuary w/9 stupas; Yogyakarta; W Prambanan Plain)

·         Candi Sawentar (Blitar, Java)

·         Candi Segaran (pond; Trowulan, Java; Mount Penanggungan)

·         Candi Simping (Blitar, Java)

·         Candi Singosari (1304 CE: Malang, E.Java)

·         Candi Songgoriti (Malang, E.Java)

·         Candi Sukuh [V](15th c.CE: Javanese-Hindu temple; linga-yoni relief; Surakarta; Mount Lawu)

·         Candi Sumberawan (Malang, E.Java)

·         Candi Sumbernanas (Blitar, Java)

·         Candi Surawana (1390 CE: Majapahit k.; Kediri, Java)

·         Candi Tegowangi (Kediri, Java)

·         Candi Tepas (Blitar, Java)

·         Candi Tikus (13th c.CE: Majapahit capital; irrigation system; Trowulan, Java; Mount Penanggungan)

·         Candi Tondowongso (Kediri, Java)

·         Candi Wringin Branjang (Blitar, Java)

·         Dieng Plateau [“Abode of the Gods”](7-8th c.CE: originally 400 Hindu temples-only 8 remain; oldest Candi in central Java: Abiyasa, Arjuna, Bima, Darawati, Dwarawati, Gatotkaca, Pandu, Parikesit, Puntadewa, Magersari, Nakula, Sadewa, Sembadra, Senjaka, Srikandi; Wonosobo, Java)

·         Gapura Bajang Ratu (Trowulan, Java)

·         Gedong Songo(8-9th c.CE: Hindu complex; Semarang)

·         Gerbang Wringin Lawang (Trowulan, Java)

·         Gua Selomangleng (Kediri, Java)

·         Gunung Sari (ruins of three secondary temples and primary foundations remain; Yogyakarta)

·         Gunung Wukir (oldest Javanese incriptions; ruins of three secondary temples and primary foundations remain; Yogyakarta)

·         Maros (Paleolithic)

·         Pura Besakih [“Mother Temple of Besakih”] (14th c.CE: Agama Hindu Dharma; Bali; Mt. Agung-Mt. Meru replica)

·         Prambanan Plain/Roro Jonggrang (850 CE: Mataram k.: 237 Shivaite temple complex; flanked by Vishnu and Brahma temples; Ramayana relief; Yogyakarta, Java)

·         Pura Luhur (11th c.CE: Hindu Balinese Sea Temple; Pecatu village, Kuta South; Uluwatu)

·         Ratu Boko (8-9th c.CE: Hindu-Buddhist temple w/royal garden and bathing pool; surrounding temples: Arca Gopolo, Banyunibo, Barong, Dawangsari, Ijo, Watugudig, Abang, Gampingan, Sentono, Situs Payak; E Yogyakarta; S Prambanan)

·         Sangiran (Meganthropus: Surakarta, Java)

·         Tanah Lot (15th c.CE: Hindu Balinese Sea Temple; Tabanan; Denpasar)

·         Lake Tondano (Neolithic)

·         Trowulan (13th c.CE: Majapahit capital; Candi: Tikus, Brahu, Gentong, Muteran, Kolam Segaran, Gapura Bajang Ratu, Gerbang Wringin Lawang; Mojokerto, Java; Mount Penanggungan)

·         Ngandong (250-28k BP: tropical-Neanderthal)

 

LAOS:

·         Plain of Jars [MA](500 BCE; Xieng Khouang)

·         Pha That Luang (3rd c.CE: stupa; national symbol; Vientiane)

·         That Dam/Black Stupa (stupa; according to legend: protected by seven-headed naga; Vientiane)

 

MALAYSIA:

·         Niah Caves (40000 BP; Sarawak; Miri)

·         Sungai Tingkayu

·         Kota Tampan (300000 BP: Paleolithic; Lenggong)

·         Bujang (Dragon) Valley (300 CE: Hindu-Buddhist)

 

THAILAND:

·         Ban Chiang (4420 BCE: earliest Bronze Age in the world; Nong Han; near Udon Thani)

·         Ban Non Wat (Neolithic: burials; ancient Khmer highway; Non Sung; Phimai; near Nakhon Ratchasima)

·         Phra Pathom Chedi (4th c.ce: artifacts; 11th c.CE: Khmer prang; 1870; tallest stupa in world; Nakhon Pathom; Bangkok)

·         Phra That Si Song Rak (1560 CE: Lan Xang-Ayutthaya Kingdom; stupa; Dan Sai)