Supreme Council for the Confucian Religion in Indonesia
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TheSupreme Council for the Confucian Religion in Indonesia(Indonesian:Majelis Tinggi Agama Konghucu Indonesia,MATAKIN;Chinese:Indonesia khổng giáo tổng hội;pinyin:yìnní kǒngjiào zǒnghuì) is aConfucian churchestablished in 1955 inIndonesia,comprising the communities of practitioners ofConfucianismmostly amongChinese Indonesians.[citation needed]Together with the Hong KongConfucian Academyit is one of the two branches that formed after the dissolution of mainland China's Confucian Church founded byKang Youweiin the early 20th century.
Official statistics[edit]
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As of the 2018 Indonesian census, there were 71,999 Confucians in Indonesia, consisting of 0.03% of the population.[1]
Province (2018 census) | Total population | #of Confucians |
---|---|---|
Indonesia | 266,534,836 | 71,999 |
Aceh | 5,253,512 | 0 |
North Sumatra | 14,908,036 | 559 |
West Sumatra | 5,542,994 | 8 |
Riau | 6,149,692 | 2,175 |
Jambi | 3,491,764 | 676 |
South Sumatra | 8,267,779 | 67 |
Bengkulu | 2,001,578 | 11 |
Lampung | 9,044,962 | 54 |
Bangka Belitung Islands | 1,394,483 | 28,348 |
Riau Islands | 1,961,388 | 3,266 |
DKI Jakarta | 11,011,862 | 1,483 |
West Java | 45,632,714 | 11,688 |
Central Java | 36,614,603 | 1,540 |
D.I. Yogyakarta | 3,645,487 | 95 |
East Java | 40,706,075 | 2,302 |
Banten | 10,868,810 | 1,994 |
Bali | 4,236,983 | 470 |
West Nusa Tenggara | 3,805,537 | 38 |
East Nusa Tenggara | 5,426,418 | 82 |
West Kalimantan | 5,427,418 | 13,093 |
Central Kalimantan | 2,577,215 | 194 |
South Kalimantan | 2,956,784 | 258 |
East Kalimantan | 3,155,252 | 329 |
North Kalimantan | 654,994 | 137 |
North Sulawesi | 2,645,118 | 464 |
Central Sulawesi | 2,969,475 | 52 |
South Sulawesi | 9,117,380 | 91 |
Southeast Sulawesi | 1,755,193 | 22 |
Gorontalo | 1,181,531 | 9 |
West Sulawesi | 1,563,896 | 32 |
Maluku | 1,864,229 | 75 |
North Maluku | 1,314,849 | 138 |
West Papua | 1,148,154 | 29 |
Papua | 4,346,593 | 2,220 |
History[edit]
- In 1883, Boen Tjhiang Soe (Wen Chang Ci văn xương từ ), after being rebuilt in 1906, became theBoen Bio(Wen MiaoVăn miếu orKong MiaoKhổng miếu, "Temple of Culture" or "Temple of Confucius" ) at Jl. Kapasan No. 131 Surabaya. The colonial Dutch called itGeredja Boen BioorGeredja Khonghoetjoe,"Church of Confucius" (de Kerk van Confucius). At the present time it is a place of worship for Confucians in Surabaya.
- In 1886, the first book of Confucius History inIndonesian,was published byLie Kim Hok.
- In 1897, theFour Bookswere translated in Indonesian by Toean Njio Tjoen Ean and were published inAmbon.
- In 1900, the translation and commentary ofGreat Learning(Id:Ajaran Besar) andDoctrine of the Mean(Id:Tengah Sempurna) were completed by Tan Ging Tiong.
- On March 17, 1900, led by the social activist Phoa Keng Hek Sia, twentyChinese-Indonesiancommunity leaders establishedTiong Hoa Hwee Koan,a Confucianist social and educational organisation. It aimed to better the educational and social position of ethnic Chinese in the Dutch East Indies, and reform the practice of Confucianism in the Dutch colony.
- In 1918, the Confucian Council of Solo (Khong Kauw Hwee khổng giáo hội ) was legally founded.
- In 1923, a congress was held at Yogyakarta, Central Java, which established theKhong Kauw Tjong Hwee( khổng giáo tổng hội ), the Central Assembly of Confucianism.
- On April 16, 1955, it was renamed the Supreme Council for the Confucian Religion in Indonesia; Majelis Tinggi Agama Khonghucu Indonesia: MATAKIN).
See also[edit]
- Confucius
- Four Books and Five Classics
- Great Learning
- Confucianism
- Confucian Academy
- Confucian church
- Confucian ritual religion
- Chinese folk religion in Southeast Asia
References[edit]
- ^"Statistik Umat Menurut Agama di Indonesia"(in Indonesian).Kementerian Agama Republik Indonesia.15 May 2018. Archived fromthe originalon 3 September 2020.Retrieved15 November2020.
Muslim 231.069.932 (86.7), Christian 20.246.267 (7.6), Catholic 8.325.339 (3.12), Hindu 4.646.357 (1.74), Buddhist 2.062.150 (0.77), Confucianism 71,999 (0.03), Other 299617 (0.13), Not Stated 139582 (0.06), Not Asked 757118 (0.32), Total 237641326