Toa Se Bio (Vihara Dharma Jaya), Jakarta雅加达大史庙（玄天上帝庙）
- Type
- Overseas Daoist Temples
- Location
- Indonesia · Jakarta Special Capital Region · Glodok, West Jakarta · Jalan Kemenangan III No.48, Petak Sembilan, Glodok
- First built
- late 17th century · Generally traced to around 1751; the account of rebuilding after the 1740 Red River Massacre also appears in temple tradition
- Heritage status
- Related to the Kota Tua (Old Town) heritage area of Jakarta
Overview
Toa Se Bio (generally named after its Hokkien pronunciation) stands in the Glodok Chinatown of Jakarta, not far from Kim Tek Ie, and is dedicated principally to Xuanwu (Hian Thian Siang Tee, the Perfected Warrior), making it one of the few temples in Indonesia dedicated principally to this northern deity of Daoism. The temple is generally traced to the mid-eighteenth century; its establishment is closely tied to the rebuilding of the Chinese community after the 1740 Red River Massacre (in which the Dutch colonial authorities massacred the Chinese of Batavia). During the Suharto era it was re-registered as a Buddhist vihara under the legal name Vihara Dharma Jaya Toasebio; after 2000 the Chinese temple name was restored for concurrent use. The building is a Hokkien-style courtyard complex with elaborate cut-porcelain roof ridges and painted decoration, and the temple preserves Qing-dynasty plaques and a bronze bell. The birthday of Xuanwu (the third day of the third lunar month) is the temple's major festival. It is a Chinese popular-religion temple, though legally registered as a Buddhist monastery.
Highlights
- A temple to Xuanwu in the Glodok Chinatown of Jakarta
- One of the few temples in Indonesia dedicated principally to this northern deity of Daoism
- Closely tied to the reorganization of the Chinese community after the 1740 Red River Massacre
- Legal name Vihara Dharma Jaya Toasebio
- Preserves Qing-dynasty plaques and a bronze bell; major festival on the third day of the third lunar month