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Journal article
Wewalungan Ritual of Hindus Tawur Tabuh Gentuh at Besakih Temple, Bali, Indonesia
I NYOMAN SUPARTA I NYOMAN SUARKA Dewa Komang Tantra I Gst. Nym. Gde Bidura
Volume : 6 Nomor : 4 Published : 2019, August
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Approach and Studies
Abstrak
The aims of the study are: to understand the theological meanings of the wewalungan ritual, to analyze the wewalungan Tawur Tabuh Gentuh ritual in Besakih Temple, and to analyze the implications of the wewalungan Tawur Tabuh Gentuh ritual on the socio-cultural and economic life of the people of Besakih Traditional Village. This study is a qualitative research. The study was conducted in the village of Besakih, Karangasem Regency during March 1 to September 1, 2018. Informants were taken purposively from the ceremony leaders of the Pandita Wiku Yajamana, Tapini, and community leaders. The results of the study show that: (1) The wewalungan ritual of Tawur Tabuh Gentuh in the Besakih Temple has philosophical-theological and psycho-technological elements; (2) The wewalungan ritual of Tawur Tabuh Gentuh in the Besakih Temple still strong in its tradition ofusing the wewalungan animal sacrificefor practical, psychological, philosophical-theological and biological reasons as well as the Bhisama Purana Besakih; and (3) wewalungan ritual of Tawur Tabuh Gentuh in Besakih Temple has implications for the improvement of social and cultural life and economics of the people of the traditional village of Besakih, especially from the aspects of parhyangan, pawongan and palemahan. KEYWORDS: Wewalungan ritual, Tawur Tabuh Gentuh, Besakih Temple.