Zhong Shu, the logo of the church.

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. Together with the Hong Kong Confucian Academy it is one of the two branches that formed after the dissolution of mainland China's Confucian Church founded by Kang Youwei in the early 20th century.

Official estimates (2018)

Confucians in each regency of Indonesia

According to the 2018 estimates, there were a total 71,999 of Confucianism in Indonesia.[1] The percentages of Confucianism in Indonesia 0,03% in 2018.

Province (2018 census) Total Confucianism
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

  • In 1883, Boen Tjhiang Soe (Wen Chang Ci 文昌祠), after being rebuilt in 1906, became the Boen Bio (Wen Miao 文廟 or Kong Miao 孔廟, "Temple of Culture" or "Temple of Confucius") at Jl. Kapasan No. 131 Surabaya. The colonial Dutch called it Geredja Boen Bio or Geredja 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 in Indonesian, was published by Lie Kim Hok.
  • In 1897, the Four Books were translated in Indonesian by Toean Njio Tjoen Ean and were published in Ambon.
  • In 1900, the translation and commentary of Great Learning (Id: Ajaran Besar) and Doctrine 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, twenty Chinese-Indonesian community leaders established Tiong 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 孔教會) was legally founded.
  • In 1923, a congress was held at Yogyakarta, Central Java, which established the Khong Kauw Tjong Hwee (孔教總會), 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

References

  1. ↑ "Statistik Umat Menurut Agama di Indonesia" (in Indonesian). Kementerian Agama Republik Indonesia. 15 May 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020. 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
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