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The Supreme Council for the Confucian Religion in Indonesia (Indonesian: Majelis Tinggi Agama Konghucu Indonesia, MATAKIN; Chinese: 印尼孔教總會; pinyin: yìnní kǒngjiào zǒnghuì) is a Confucian church established in 1955 in Indonesia, comprising the communities of practitioners of Confucianism mostly among Chinese Indonesians.
Hinduism in Indonesia takes on a distinct tone from other parts of the world. [81] [82] Hinduism, referred to as Agama Hindu Dharma in Indonesia, formally applied the caste system. [83] It also incorporated native Austronesian elements that revered hyangs, deities and spirits of nature and deceased ancestors.
Indonesia's Constitutional Court in November 2017 ruled that followers of faiths outside the 6 recognized religions are allowed to state "Kepercayaan kepada Tuhan YME [note 2] in their national identity cards, as a 7th category for Aliran Kepercayaan after judicial review launched by followers of Marapu religion, the Parmalim, Kaharingan, and ...
Via this early encounter with Buddhism, as well as others due to the continuous regional trade between Southeast Asia, China and South Asia, Buddhism spread throughout Southeast Asia. After the initial arrival in modern-day Burma, Buddhism spread throughout mainland Southeast Asia and into the islands of modern-day Malaysia and Indonesia.
City God Temple of Suphan Buri, Thailand. Kheng Hock Keong, of the Chinese community in Yangon, Burma, is a temple enshrining Mazu.. Chinese folk religion plays a dynamic role in the lives of the overseas Chinese who have settled in the countries of this geographic region, particularly Burmese Chinese, Singaporean Chinese, Malaysian Chinese, Thai Chinese, Indonesian Chinese and Hoa.
Most of the current borders of Malaysia and Indonesia were inherited from Dutch East Indies and, British Malaya and Borneo colonial rule. The border between the two countries consists of a 1,881 km (1,169 m) land border and also includes maritime boundaries along the Straits of Malacca, in the South China Sea and in the Celebes Sea.
Over time, the ban on local religions or aliran kepercayaan was abandoned. In 1980, Kaharingan was officially recognised as religion, but only as a part of the Hindu Dharma, so in fact it was placed under Hinduism. In Nov 2017, the government of Indonesia officially and formally recognizes aliran kepercayaan, which kaharingan was a part of.
In 2022, about 9% of the population of Malaysia were Christians, [6] mostly non-Malay Bumiputera, also including some Malaysian Chinese and Malaysian Indian minorities. About half of Malaysian Christians are Catholic. [72] Most Christians are found in East Malaysia, where Good Friday is a public holiday in the states of Sabah and Sarawak.