Religion, People, and Culture

Religion, People, and Culture

Bali is known in the literature that is essentially the temple is used as a symbol of the state slogan of Indonesia, namely: Bhineka Tunggal Ika Manggrua Tan Hana Dharma, which means' Despite different but one also, not both of them (God - Truth) that '. Can be understood if the Bali people can live side by side with embraces other religions such as Islam, Christian, Buddhist, and other. This view is a rebuttal to the assessment that while the Hindu Religion venerate many of God. Although the Hindu community in Bali mentioned the name of God with a variety of purposes, but only one, God or Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa.

Dewa Brahma, Wisnu, and Siwa, called Tri Murti, despite terpilah three, but one also related to the process of birth as a life-or-die utpeti-stiti-pralina. Dewata Nawa Sanga as nine Dewata occupy eight of the wind direction and one in the middle despite terpilah ago a nine-eleven, when integrated with a layer space to the vertical top-down or middle-bhur-bwah-swah, is one also as the power of God in keeping balance of the universe. As well as names and designation that is meant specifically to give the title up-to-an Almighty God.

Confidence against the existence of Hindu God / Hyang Widhi the Wyapi Wyapaka or ubiquitous also in the self - is a guide who always reminded of the karma or deeds and rewards or consequences, the human behavior that leads to the Tri Kaya Parisudha as terpadunya manacika, wacika, and incorporation or kayika thought, word, and good deeds.

Hindu people believe that the universe and its contents are all God's creation is the gift of God to mankind to be used for their viability. Therefore the guidance literature Hindu Religion teaches that the universe always has been the preservation of and in understanding keharmonisannya translated in the Tri Hita Karana philosophy as a way to finish the three living, namely:
Human relationship with God; as Atma or the soul is poured in the form of the teachings of the religion of spiritual communication pattern up through the various ritual offerings to the Lord. Therefore, in a community called Bali Desa Adat facilities can be found Parhyangan or Temple, referred to as the Three Kahyangan, as the media in realizing the human relationship with Ida Sang Hyang Widhi. Relationship with the natural human environment; antlers or body as clearly envisaged in the framework of residential areas and supporting areas (agriculture), which in one area called the Village People Village Pakraman.
Human relationships with fellow human beings; as khaya or energy in a region known as the Village People Village Krama or citizens, is the driving force for the Atma and antlers.

Implementation of the various forms of worship and offerings upcara to Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa by the people called Hindu or of Yadnya / holy sacrifice in various forms on the basis of the whole-world. Yadnya on the implementation of this substance is not released from the Tri Hita Karana with the elements of God, the universe, and people.

Supported with various religious philosophy as a point of departure to the teachings of Almighty God-an, highlighted the teachings of the Hindu Religion Yadnya in five parts called Panca Yadnya, which diurai to be:

1. Dewa Yadnya
Offerings and worship to Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa, Dewa Yadnya ceremony is generally conducted in a variety of Pura, Sanggah, and Pamerajan (family shrine) in accordance with the levels. Dewa Yadnya this ceremony, commonly referred to as piodalan, ACI, or pujawali.
2. Pitra Yadnya
Homage to ancestors, parents and families who have died, the birth, maintain, and provide color in a single environment him. Hindu community in Bali believes that the spirit of ancestors, parents and families who have died, according to the karma that was built during life, will be toward unification with Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa. Families still Hiduplah should perform the ceremony so that the various processes and the fusion is in progress with both.
3. RSI Yadnya
Offerings and homage to the wise, clergy, and intellectual, who has set many basic teachings of Hindu Religious and moral character in order behave.
4. Human Yadnya
A process to maintain, respect, and respect themselves and their core family (husband, wife, children). In a human journey Bali, terhadapnya be different in the procession since the womb, birth, growing up, marry, have children and grandchildren, to the death. Ceremony magedong-gedongan, otonan, menek kelih, pawiwahan, to Ngaben, is a form of Hindu ceremonies in Bali are included in levels Manusa Yadnya.
5. Bhuta yadnya
Procession and the maintenance of the spiritual strength and resources of the universe. Hindu religion that highlighted the human and the universe was formed from elements of the same, that is called Panca Maha Bhuta, consisting of Akasa (vacuum), Bayu (Air), Teja (summer), Apah (liquid), and Pertiwi (substance solid). Because humans have the ability to think (eyelash) then manusialah maintain the mandatory nature of the organism, including other (animals and plants).

Panca Maha Bhuta, who has a very large force, if not brought under control and will not be fatal to the viability of the universe. Attention to the preservation of nature is what makes the ceremony Bhuta Yadnya often done by people of both Hindu and incidental regularly. Bhuta Yadnya have levels ranging from ceremonial masegeh form a small ceremony performed every day until the ceremony caru and majestic tawur conducted periodically on the count wuku (a sunday), sasih (one month), until the matter of hundreds of years.