Dang Hyang Nirartha, also known by various names such as Ida Pedanda Sakti Wawu Rauh, Mpu Nirartha, and Dang Hyang Dwijendra, was known as Prince Sangupati in Lombok and Tuan Guru Semeru in Sumbawa. H
A statue honoring Dang Hyang Nirartha at Uluwatu Temple
The introduction of the empty throne Padmasana as the seat for Sang Hyang Acintya was a result of the religious reform movement introduced and led by Dang Hyang Nirartha, at the same time as the spread of Islam was intensifying in Java.
A Padmasana is a shrine in the form of a tower, crowned with an empty throne to worship Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa, a manifestation of Supreme God in Balinese Hindu belief. The term padmasana is derive
The padmasana main shrine of Pura Agung Jagatnatha in Denpasar, Bali.