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Batara Guru - avatar of Hindu god Shiva and ruler of the Kahyangan, god of revelations; Batara Sambu - god of teachers; Batara Kala - god of the underworld; Dewi Lanjar - goddess who rules the North Sea; Dewi Ratih - goddess of the moon; Dewi Sri - goddess of rice and prosperity; Nyai Roro Kidul - goddess who rules the South Sea (Indian Ocean ...
Balinese mythology is mainly a kind of animism with some widely known characters and deities. Many themes of Balinese mythology have been adapted and worked into current Balinese Hinduism. The Léyak one of the Balinese mythology and most popular in public Rangda the queen of Léyak Barong is an enemy of Léyak in the folk
Most native Indonesian ethnic groups, especially those not influenced by other traditions, explain the origin of the universe, gods and deities, as well as their ancestors. Ancient people in Java and Bali believed in an unseen spiritual entity that has supernatural powers identified as Hyangs .
In the Balinese language, this term has two meanings: "the Divine ruler of the Universe" and "the Divine Absolute Cosmic Law". This creative phrase met the monotheistic requirement of the Indonesian Ministry of Religion in the former sense, while the latter sense of its meaning preserved the central ideas of dharma in ancient scripts of Hinduism.
Achintya (from Sanskrit: अचिन्त्य, "the inconceivable", "the unimaginable"), [1] [2] also known as Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa (Balinese: "The Divine Order") and Sang Hyang Tunggal ("The Divine Oneness"), [1] [3] [4] is the Supreme God of Indonesian Hinduism (formally known as Agama Hindu Dharma), especially on the island of Bali.
The ancestral spirit may gain god-like spiritual power and remain involved in their offspring’s worldly affairs. That is why the veneration and reverence to honor ancestors is an important element in the belief system of native ethnic groups, such as Nias , Dayak , Toraja , and Papuan ethnic groups, as well as many ethnic groups in Indonesia .
Tri Hita Karana is a traditional philosophy for life on the island of Bali, Indonesia. The literal translation is roughly the "three causes of well-being" or "three reasons for prosperity." [1] The three causes referred to in the principle are: Harmony with God; Harmony among people; Harmony with nature or environment
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