The Great Mosque of Demak which was built by Raden Fatah and assisted by the guardians in 1479 AD by some people are believed to have a relationship with the Blambangan Earth. Of the four pillars (soko guru) the mosque's teak wood, one of them comes from Alas Purwo, Banyuwangi.
The four pillars that were planted in the Great Mosque of Demak were installed according to the cardinal directions. The pole in the northwest was erected by Sunan Bonang, in the southwest by Sunan Gunung Jati, in the southeastern part of Sunan Ampel, and the one standing in the northeast by Sunan Kalijaga.
"The teak tree that Sunan Kalijaga used for the pillar of the mosque is said to have come from Alas Purwo",Trimo said, 62, one of the elders of Kalipait Desa, Tegaldlimo . District. Based on stories passed down from generation to generation in the community and the results of visions of the unseen world, teak stump (Jati Papak) or the former tree cut used by Sunan Kalijaga is not visible to the naked eye.
Even, Only people with a clean heart can be shown the location of the teak tree stump. There are several versions regarding the Jati Papak site. One version says that the teak tree in Alas Purwo arrived in Demak by a number of frogs by sea.
Other versions, The teak tree that was taken from Alas Purwo moved directly to support the strength of the tatal pillars (from broken wood chips) which was tied to Sunan Kalijaga. "At first glance, it looks like it's really messy", but actually it's a big teak tree," he said.
The history of wood made by a teacher (pole) The Great Mosque of Demak comes from the base of Purwo it's been a long time, especially for the people who live around the forest of Alas Purwo. That said, The teak tree is not only used as a pillar in the Great Mosque of Demak, the top of the teak tree is planted at Puncak Jati Temple, Jembrana, Bali.
The stump of the teak tree, which is now known as the Papak Teak Site, was first discovered around the year 1995 by an official of the South Banyuwangi Perhutani KPH who saw a light. In various ways and through occult visions, The locals are looking for the source of the light.
After being found, it turned out that the source came from a slab or pillar of large pieces of teak wood. “In the past, the surface of the teak stump was flat and shiny because it was often used for meditation," he said. as time goes by, The condition of the Jati Papak site is no longer flat and shiny.
Even, the surface is no longer usable sitting cross-legged. new year 1997 Papak teak is starting to be preserved and preserved as a site. The location of the Jati Papak site is in the middle of the forest, enter the TNAP area. That location is approx. 15 kilometers from downtown Tegaldlimo, and is about 76 kilometers from Banyuwangi Regency Government.
Since it was discovered and set as a site, Jati Papak is often visited by residents. He's also a lot of visitors who spend the night. The irony, some of them came home while cutting off part of the stump. As a result of that many ignorant hands, Teak Papak site that used to be shiny and flat, now it is out of shape.
"The shape has changed a lot,"explained Trimo. Feeling concerned that historical heritage is damaged, in the year 2013 The Community Care for the Environment Manik Purwa Buwana provides a guardrail and provides a roof resembling a pesarean cottage covering an area of approx. 25 square meter.
In that place also given a warning board containing the prohibition not to take, change, and damage Papak's teak. (radar)
