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Interfaith greetings in Indonesia

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305:(MUI) criticized the widespread usage of the phrase and urged Indonesian Muslims to not use it. The announcement to urge Muslims not to use it was released through an official letter in November 2019. The chief of East Java branch of MUI argued that religious pluralism is forbidden in Islam, religions should be exclusive, and mixing the phrases is not a form of tolerance but violation of Islamic teaching. The letter was harshly criticized by Islamic Network of Anti-Discrimination (JIAD) as intolerant. 199:
However, there are also regional variations in addition to these five usually used by local politicians or officials, usually ethnic greetings in regional languages such as "
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in 1998. Politicians and public figures often use them to emphasize the multireligious identity of Indonesia, though Islamic conservatives have criticized them.
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Islamic conservatives have criticized the use of such greeting phrases in official meetings. The East Java branch of the
835: 88:". Sukarno often used this phrase during his speeches and orations. However, he later used the Islamic greeting phrase " 576: 725: 213:", roughly meaning "greetings" or "safety" which is attributed to Javanese culture especially among followers of 137: 302: 163: 499: 525: 221:" (means "just to fellow humans, reflecting to the Heaven, the Breath of Life comes from God") which is a 155: 145: 109: 101: 359: 265:
Assalamualaikum, Salam sejahtera bagi kita semua, Shalom, Om swastiastu, Namo buddhaya, Salam kebajikan
118:" which roughly means "the happy audiences". However, he was also observed in several occasions using " 336: 653:"Sering Diucapkan dalam Salam Pembuka, Inilah Arti dan Keistimewaan Salam Rahayu - Bondowoso Network" 38: 420: 232: 657:
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to the parliament, at which his speech was rejected, resulting in the transfer of power to
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traditional greeting phrase. There is also a relatively new and controversial addition "
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Wassalamualaikum, Shalom, Om Santi Santi Santi Om, Namo buddhaya, Salam kebajikan
205:" (which roughly means an apology, delivered before conversation), a traditional 214: 551: 337:"Salam Lintas Agama Merekatkan yang Berbeda untuk Memberkati Satu Sama Lain" 251:" could bridge religious differences within Indonesia and be more flexible. 43: 140:, after the Islamic greeting during his presidency. This phrase often has " 167: 475:"Jadi Polemik, Ini Arti Salam-salam Agama yang Biasa Dipakai Pejabat RI" 105: 77: 71: 51: 141: 754:"Salam Pembuka Semua Agama Bukan Wujud Toleransi? – DW – 11.11.2019" 154:" (roughly means "I wish good upon you"), a greeting phrase used by 577:"Disambut Penghayat, Gubernur Jateng Bilang "Rahayu Pak, Rahayu …"" 780:"MUI Jatim Sebut Salam Pembuka Semua Agama Bukan Wujud Toleransi" 627:"Arti Nama Rahayu dan Inspirasi Variasi Rangkaiannya untuk Anak" 395:"Sejarah Ucapan Salam dari Era Sukarno, Soeharto, hingga Jokowi" 159: 806:"JIAD Kritik MUI, Soal Imbauan Tak Ucapkan Salam Semua Agama" 678:"Adil Ka' Talino, Bacuramin Ka' Saruga, Basengat Ka' Jubata" 74:, the common phrase used in speech and formal meetings was " 446:"Siapa Saja Presiden RI yang Mengucap Salam Semua Agama?" 219:
Adil ka' talino, bacuramin ka' saruga, basengat ka'jubata
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The common full greeting, containing all five parts, is:
182:" means "greetings of virtue", a rough translation of 500:"Makna Ucapan Salam Lintas Agama oleh Pejabat Negara" 176:", roughly meaning "praise be to all Buddhas", and " 136:", roughly means "good upon us all", mostly used by 602:"Jarang Diketahui, Inilah Arti Kata "Sampurasun"!" 271:Variations exist, such as combining or replacing " 112:, Suharto often opened speeches with the phrase " 288: 284:The closing using the same parts is as follows: 272: 263: 246: 240: 226: 177: 171: 149: 131: 119: 113: 89: 83: 75: 200: 187: 42:), are often used to open formal meetings in 8: 702:"Ketika Jokowi Ucapkan Salam Khas Dayak..." 144:" added after it. 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Index

Indonesian
Indonesian
Kebhinekaan
Indonesia
Reformasi era
Suharto
Liberal democracy period in Indonesia
Guided Democracy
Sukarno
Merdeka
Assalamualaikum
People's Consultative Assembly
30 September Movement
Suharto
New Order
Abdurrahman Wahid
Indonesian Christians
Shalom
Megawati Sukarnoputri
Indonesian Hindus
Bali
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Buddhist
Confucianism
Sundanese
Kejawèn
Dayak
Yudian Wahyudi
Pancasila Ideology Development Agency
Indonesian Ulema Council

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