Religion, Tradition, and Culture in Bali

Bali is known in the literature are essentially used the temple as a symbol of the state slogan Indonesia: Unity in Diversity Manggrua Tan Hana Dharma, which means 'Although different but still one also, not both (God - Truth) it'. It is understandable if the Balinese people can coexist with other religions such as Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, and others. This view is a refutation of the provisional assessment that Hinduism worships many Gods. Although the Hindu community in Bali call God by different names but the destination remains one, God Almighty or Ida Sang Hyang Wasa Widhi.

Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, called Tri Murti, although disaggregated three, but one also as a process linked birth-life-death or utpeti-stiti-pralina. Gods Nawa Sanga as nine gods
who occupy the eight cardinal directions and one in the middle despite the disaggregated nine to eleven when integrated with a layer of vertical space in the direction of lower-or upper-middle-bwah-swah bhur, is one also as the power of God in keeping the balance of the universe. Similarly, the names and other designations are intended specifically to give the title-an-almighty God.

Hindu belief of the existence of God / Hyang Widhi that Wyapi Wyapaka or exist everywhere also within oneself - is the guidance that always reminds relationship between karma or deeds and reward or consequence, which leads in the direction of human behavior as its integrated Tri Kaya Parisudha manacika, wacika, and Kayika or unification of thoughts, words, and good deeds.

Hindus believe that the universe and everything in it was created by God as well as a gift of God to mankind to be utilized to their survival. Because the guidance literature Hinduism teaches that the universe always maintained that the preservation and understanding of harmony translated in Tri Hita Karana philosophy as a three way towards the perfection of life, ie:

Man's relationship with God as the atma or soul is poured in the form of religious teachings that set the pattern of spiritual communication through a variety of ceremonial offerings to the Lord. Therefore, in the Balinese community called Village People certainly are a means Parhyangan or Pura, called Goda Three, as the media in realizing human relationship with Ida Sang Hyang Widhi. Human relationship with the natural world; antlers or body as clearly illustrated in the order of residential areas and supporting areas (agriculture) are in a region referred to as the Village People Pakraman.

Human relations between human beings, as khaya or power in a region referred to as the Village People Krama village or community members, is the driving force to integrate atma and antlers.

Implementation of various forms of ceremony and worship offerings to Ida Sang Hyang Wasa Widhi by Hindus called Yadnya or sacrifice / victim sacred in various forms on the basis of genuine conscience. Implementation of this Yadnya essentially inseparable from the Tri Hita Karana with elements of God, the universe, and human.

Supported by a variety of religious philosophy as a starting point to the teachings of the late-Almighty God, the teachings of Hinduism Yadnya outlining implementation in five parts called Panca Yadnya, which is broken down into:

1. Dewa Yadnya

Offerings and worship Ida Sang Hyang Wasa Widhi, god Yadnya ceremony is generally held in various temples, Objection, and Pamerajan (family shrine) in accordance with the levels. Yadnya Gods ceremony is commonly referred to as piodalan, aci, or pujawali.

2. Pitra Yadnya

Respects to ancestors, parents and family who have died, who gave birth to, nurture, and provide color in the family life environment. Hindu community in Bali believe that the spirits of ancestors, parents and family who have died, according to the karma that was built during life, will lead to unification with Ida Sang Hyang Wasa Widhi. Families who still live in order to duly perform various ceremonies and stage unification process is going well.

3. Rsi Yadnya

Offerings and homage to the wise, pastors, and scholars, who have established a variety of basic teachings of Hinduism and moral order in behavior.

4. Manusa Yadnya

A process to preserve, honor, and respect ourselves and their immediate family (husband, wife, children). In the course of a Balinese man, against various processions done since being in the womb, born, grow up, get married, have children and grandchildren, to death before. Magedong-gedongan ceremony, otonan, menek kelih, pawiwahan, until cremation, is a form of Hindu ceremony in Bali that are included in Manusa Yadnya levels.

5. Bhuta yadnya

Procession of offerings and spiritual maintenance of the strength and resources of the universe. Hindu religion that man and the universe formed from the same elements, which are called Panca Maha Bhuta, consisting of Akasa (vacuum), Bayu (Air), Teja (hot), Apah (liquid), and Earth (substances solid). Because humans have the ability to think (eyelash) it is people who must maintain the universe including other living things (animals and plants).

Panca Maha Bhuta, which has enormous power, if not controlled and not maintained will be a disaster for the survival of the universe. Attention to the preservation of nature is what makes Bhuta Yadnya ceremony performed by Hindus often either incidental or periodically. Bhuta Yadnya have levels ranging from ceremonial masegeh a small ceremony performed daily until caru and tawur grand ceremony conducted periodically at wuku count (one week), sasih (one month), until the matter of hundreds of years.