Now we will take a look at how rituals entered into Indonesian life in ancient history, and have continued to this day.
Ancient Indonesian history is best known from Java because we have more written records from that area.
The earliest known inscription in Java (writing on stone or some other hard surface) is in Sanskrit, and dates from 732 CE.
That inscription tells of a local king named Sañjaya who founded a temple in which a shivalinga was enshrined.