The Supreme Council for the Confucian Religion in Indonesia (, MATAKIN; ) 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 statistics
As of the 2022 Indonesian census, there were 74,899 Confucians in Indonesia, consisting of 0.03% of the population.
Province (2022 census) Total population of ConfuciansIndonesia277,749,67374,899 Aceh 5,253,512 0 North Sumatra 15,372,437 766 West Sumatra 5,664,988 6 Riau 6,743,099 2,177 Jambi 3,696,044 741 South Sumatra 8,755,074 162 Bengkulu 2,065,573 9 Lampung 8,947,458 132 Bangka Belitung Islands 1,490,418 29,738 Riau Islands 2,133,491 3,249 DKI Jakarta 11,317,271 1,775 West Java 49,339,490 12,198 Central Java 37,783,666 1,344 D.I. Yogyakarta 3,693,834 65 East Java 41,311,181 2,029 Banten 12,321,660 2,371 Bali 4,304,574 580 West Nusa Tenggara 5,534,583 46 East Nusa Tenggara 5,543,239 20 West Kalimantan 4,281,878 15,809 Central Kalimantan 2,706,950 193 South Kalimantan 4,178,229 184 East Kalimantan 3,941,766 355 North Kalimantan 726,989 150 North Sulawesi 2,666,821 430 Central Sulawesi 3,099,717 23 South Sulawesi 9,300,745 70 Southeast Sulawesi 2,707,061 9 Gorontalo 1,215,387 3 West Sulawesi 1,450,610 6 Maluku 1,893,324 59 North Maluku 1,346,267 123 West Papua 559,361 4 Papua 1,073,354 7 Central Papua 1,348,463 42 Highland Papua 1,459,544 4 South Papua 522,844 2 Southwest Papua 604,698 18
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 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 Confucius Four Books and Five Classics Great Learning Confucianism Confucian Academy Confucian church Confucian ritual religion Chinese folk religion in Southeast Asia
References
External links Supreme Council for the Confucian Religion in Indonesia The History and Legal Position of Confucianism in Post-independence Indonesia