vihara dharma bhakti in 1932.
the complex of vihara dharma bhakti erected in 1650 under order of luitenant der chinezen kwee hoen. temple named kwan im teng in hokkien or guānyīn tíng in mandarin (觀音亭), literally pavilion of guan yin , honor kwan im whom temple dedicated to. name kwan im teng origin of word klenteng itself, later becoming general term in indies refer chinese place of worship.
the temple burned ground during massacre of chinese ethnic group in 1740. following incident, governor-general gustaaf willem van imhoff established semi-autonomous organization each ethnic group supervised , coordinated each of community s social , religious matter. chinese ethnic group, organization called kong koan. kong koan restored temple in 1755 under leadership of kapitein der chinezen oey tji lo, managing maintenance of chinese temple. restored temple received name kim tek ie (or jīn dé yuàn in mandarin). kong koan managed other old chinese temples in batavia, among them kuan im tong, chinese temple in ancol, , hian thian shang te.
following end of dutch colony in indonesia, kong koan dissolved. management of chinese temples in indonesia done organization called dewan wihara indonesia or dewi (the council of indonesian vihara). temple management, person serving head censer or lu-zhu assistants set each chinese temple , responsibility holding fund-raising activities temple managing religious ceremonies in temple. lu-zhu chosen influential entrepreneur or businessman in community.
following nationalization of names in 1965, dewi recommended name vihara dharma bhakti kim tek ie, nationalistic effort remove foreign-sounding names in indonesia.
2015 fire
on morning of march 2, 2015, vihara dharma bhakti destroyed fire. source of fire piece of tarpaulin hanging near candles caught alight , spread throughout main building. among damage ornamented roof frame of temple , 40 historic sculptures.
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