Kebangkitan Umat Hindu Di Desa Senduro Kabupaten Lumajang

Hindu renaissance at Senduro village is a very interesting phenomena to examine because there lias happened an intensive social interaction between the hindu people from Java, particularly those from Senduro village, Lumajang Regency, and the hindu people from Bali. Before the hindus of Senduro received any influence from those from Bali, the ancestors of the Lumajang people embraced a belief called Jowo Sanyoto, a certain sect within Hinduism. This hinduistic Jowo Sanyoto was developing well until the break of the Communist G 30 S/ PKI coup de'tat, and when the New Order Regime was in power it was suggested that the people in Lumajang embrace the existing religion around Lumajang area. However, because they were strongly under pressure of the followers of non hindu religion as well as of the government bureaucracy, two of the prominent folowers of the Jowo Sunyoto converted themselves into followers of Hindu Religion following the religious teaching introduced by two Balinese figures who happened to occupy civil officer positions at Lumajang. Many obstacles were faced by the hindus of Lumajang which, however, did not at all affect their determinitation to practice the teaching of Hindu Religion. Keywords: Hinduism,development, and Lumajang