Name Tirtha Empul contained in an inscription which currently stored at Temple Sakenan, Manukaya village, district Tampaksiring, about 3 km of Pura Tirta Empul. In this inscription, Tirtha Empul called "Tirtha hampul water ri", over time become Tirtha Hampul and eventually became "Tirta Empul". Tirtha hampul water ri means "where the water is rising or patirthan sacred pond where the water is rising."
The spring was later in the year 960 AD (882 Caka) organized into / as a pool that is sanctified by the king "Indrajayasinghawarmadewa" with the name "Tirtha ri hampul water." The data contained in the inscription on the Temple Sakenan as above. In addition to the above data efigrafi, at Pura Tirtha Empul archaeological relics found are as follows:
1. Yoni phallus, is located at page II, above an altar behind a wall (facade) of the gate facing the west.
2. Lion statue, which has been worn / fragile in the face so it is difficult to identify. In mithologi Hindu goddess Durga lion is the vehicle.
3. Tepasana, is a building which at the time of first (formerly), just a patio. The form of the existing building now is a result of refurbishment / restored in 1967 AD Signs completed pemugarandengan use Caka year in the form of a series of reliefs called Candrasangkala / kronogram reliefs consisting of solar value 1, the elephant in value 8, dragon value 8, the temple briefly value 9. When assembled the value to 1889 or 1967 AD Caka
4. Swimming Empul Tirtha, the water was steaming own eyes from the ground, its location is located at the bottom of the lowland area surrounded by a much higher plateau in the vicinity. In the year 960 AD, the spring that rises from the ground was built / expanded by the king "Indrajaya Singawarmadewa.
Holy pond water discharge large enough to measure about 15 x 50 meter is then flowed downstream through the shower, shower where the water is used as a 'Tirtha' in a ritual ceremony or in various ceremonies. Now there is a shower that has undergone a change / improvement, because the writing is inscribed within a few showers as a guide utilization using letter writing new Bali. Shower-shower that there is now divided into 2:
1. Group 5 shower, located at the east, by the people around highly purified, because it is surrounded by a wall divider in the middle of the pond and there is a holy place. Water that is considered sacred Tirtha digunaan as for religious ceremonies.
2. Group 8 shower, located on the west group 5 shower. The group who were 8 of this shower partitioned into 2 parts consisting of 5 showers some of which are functioning as pengleburan gering, which means eliminating a variety of diseases and 3 showers (to the west), some of which are functioning as related to the oaths Tirtha. Clamps in the shower 8 is also used as a ritual purification of self for another man.
3. Group of 13 shower, located at the west facing south. The pool of 13 shower, among other functions to pengeleburan dasa mala that is merging various types of sin and as a cleaning and Tirtha Tirtha Tirtha pangentas is to purify the spiritual for those who have died. It is also used by women for self purification with a specific ritual.
4. Group 5 shower, overlooking the west serves to shower 'pengelebur understand under', the holy water that is clean and purify a woman who is not menstruating at the time.
Because of these attractions is sanctified by the community, for visitors who are cuntaka not allowed to enter the holy area.
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