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Java used to be Hindu, as evidenced by Borobudur and other monuments. If you're working in Indonesia and your boss is Muslim and you're not, the fastest way to

Java used to be Hindu, as evidenced by Borobudur and other monuments. If you're working in Indonesia and your boss is Muslim and you're not, the fastest way to get ahead is to convert. That plus other one-way traps reinforces Islam as a dominant religion.

forapurpose 8y ago
Are you Indonesian?
kakaorka 8y ago
Do you have a source for this? Or is this just personal experience?
throwaway2048 8y ago
Borobudur is a Buddhist temple though?
bodhiandphysics 8y ago
While Borobodur is many things, it is not Hindu. The friezes on the site are stories from the life of the Buddha (and his past lives) and the monument itself is capped by a large number of Buddhist stupas.
- johnsavage 8y ago
  > While Borobodur is many things, it is not Hindu. The friezes on the site are stories from the life of the Buddha Technically, the term "Hindu" as defined by the British just meant non-Muslim. In fact, it was the British who popularized the term Hindu in the first place since prior to British influence, there was no such religion, just a broad set of different religions such as Shivaism, Buddhism, Vishnuism and numerous others. In many places such as Assam, Buddha is revered by people who are labeled as Hindu.
- Hasknewbie 8y ago
  You are correct, GP might be mistaking it with Prambanan [1] a nearby hindu temple that, like Borobudur, is located next to the city of Yogyakarta. [1] https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/642 https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/642
ian0 8y ago
> If you're working in Indonesia and your boss is Muslim and you're not, the fastest way to get ahead is to convert. This is hyperbole. While Im sure there are businesses where it's true (there are millions of them in Indonesia), it's not common at all, at least in my experience in Java/Sumatera. There are glass ceilings based on ethnicity in some companies, but it's rarely related to religion and more based on cultural cliques.

forapurpose 8y ago

Are you Indonesian?

kakaorka 8y ago

Do you have a source for this? Or is this just personal experience?

throwaway2048 8y ago

Borobudur is a Buddhist temple though?

bodhiandphysics 8y ago

While Borobodur is many things, it is not Hindu. The friezes on the site are stories from the life of the Buddha (and his past lives) and the monument itself is capped by a large number of Buddhist stupas.

johnsavage 8y ago
> While Borobodur is many things, it is not Hindu. The friezes on the site are stories from the life of the Buddha Technically, the term "Hindu" as defined by the British just meant non-Muslim. In fact, it was the British who popularized the term Hindu in the first place since prior to British influence, there was no such religion, just a broad set of different religions such as Shivaism, Buddhism, Vishnuism and numerous others. In many places such as Assam, Buddha is revered by people who are labeled as Hindu.
Hasknewbie 8y ago
You are correct, GP might be mistaking it with Prambanan [1] a nearby hindu temple that, like Borobudur, is located next to the city of Yogyakarta. [1] https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/642 https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/642

ian0 8y ago

> If you're working in Indonesia and your boss is Muslim and you're not, the fastest way to get ahead is to convert. This is hyperbole. While Im sure there are businesses where it's true (there are millions of them in Indonesia), it's not common at all, at least in my experience in Java/Sumatera. There are glass ceilings based on ethnicity in some companies, but it's rarely related to religion and more based on cultural cliques.