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In religion, the prehistoric influences, especially those of the
megalithic periods were still quite strong. Beliefs at that time
were focused on worship of the spirit of the ancestors which was
symbolized in the form of temples which was called pyramid terraces
or terraced buildings. Sometimes at the top of the building a menhir
was placed, i.e. a monolith column as the symbol of their ancestor's
spirit.
During the Hindu period, menhir could be seen in the construction
of the temples which looked similar to the terraced pundan. Belief
in the gods of the mountains, the sea etc, originated from the period
before the arrival of Hinduism, was still reflected in the lives
of people after the Hindu religion came in. At the beginning and
during the period of King Sri Wijaya Mahadewi, the religion practiced
is not mentioned. We know only the names of the priests who bore
the name Siwa, such as Piwakangsita Siwa, biksu Siwanirmala and
biksu Siwaprajna.
Based on that, the religion that developed at the time was the
Siwa religion. Only during the period of King Udayana and his queen,
there were two large religions practiced by the people, i.e. the
Siwa religion and the Buddha religion. This information was obtained
from the charters which mentioned mpungku Sewasogata (Siwa-Buddha)
as the king's assistant.
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