(1582, Miguel de Loarca), the latter was supposedly the correct spelling in Tagalog since the letter "h" was silent in Spanish. Bathala or Batala was apparently derived from Sanskrit "bhattara" (noble lord), which appeared as the sixteenth-century title "batara" in the southern Philippines and Borneo. In the Indonesian language, "batara" means "god", its feminine counterpart was "batari". It is worth noting that in Malay, "betara" means holy, and was applied to the greater Hindu gods in Java, and was also assumed by the ruler of Majapahit. Influence on Philippine languages Sanskrit and, to a lesser extent, Pāli have left lasting marks on the vocabulary of almost every indigenous language of the Philippines. On Kapampangan "fate" from Sanskrit "divine law" from Sanskrit "magic formulas" from Sanskrit mantra "power" from Sanskrit or Pāli "face" from Sanskrit "every" from Sanskrit "eclipse" from Sanskrit "giant eagle (a surname)" from Sanskrit Garuḍa "south (a surname)" from Sanskrit "admiral (a surname)" from Sanskrit On Tagalog "conscience" from Sanskrit "suffering" from Sanskrit "Spirit; Soul" from Sanskrit "one who suffers" from Pāli "deity, nymph" from Pāli "teacher" from Sanskrit "faith" from Sanskrit "face" from Pāli "eclipse" from Sanskrit "star" from Sanskrit See also Seng Guan Temple Lon Wa Buddhist Temple Ocean Sky Chán Monastery, Philippine branch temple of Taiwan's Chung Tai Chan Monastery IBPS Manila, Philippine branch of Taiwan's Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order BLIA Philippines, Philippine chapter of Buddha's Light International Association References Sources Almario, Virgilio S. ed., : UP Diksiyonaryong Filipino. Pasig: 2001. Concepcion, Samnak P.J., Quest of Zen: Awakening the Wisdom Heart. Bloomington, IN: Xlibris, 2010. Legeza, Laszlo, "Tantric Elements in Pre-Hispanic Philippines Gold Art," Arts of Asia, July–August 1988, pp. 129–136. Munoz, Paul Michel, Early Kingdoms of the Indonesian Archipelago and Malay Peninsula. Singapore: Editions Didier Millet: 2006. Peralta, Jesus, "Prehistoric Gold Ornaments CB Philippines," Arts of Asia, 1981, 4:54–60. Religious Demographic Profile, The PEW Forum on Religion and Public Life. Retrieved 2008. Scott, William Henry, Prehispanic Source Material for the Study of Philippine History. Quezon City: New Day Publishers, 1984. Thomas, Edward J., The Life of the Buddha: As Legend and History. India: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, 2003. External links Theravāda Dhammaphala, Goenka meditation centre Philippine Inisght-Meditation Community Mahāyāna Mabuhay Temple, Fóguāngshān temple Ocean Sky Chán Monastery Tzu Chi Philippines Palyul Tibetan Buddhist Temple Japanese Nichiren Shoshu Buddhist Temple Korean Buddhist Temple