Balinese culture

Balinese culture inherited from prehistoric times to the present is strongly influenced by the belief in God Almighty or the religious life of the Balinese religion, such as belief in God almighty One God, believe in the existence of God is Ida Hyang Widi Wasa, but the manifestation and different embodiments according to function (personification) be the God and Goddess, as on the concept of Tri Murti in Hindu teachings, when God created the world and everything in it is called God the Creator or Brahma, the god Vishnu while maintaining called and when the fuse is called Lord Shiva. Just as we in everyday life, when we are in school assignment as a teacher we would be called or named teacher, at the time holding a hoe and cultivate rice so farmers ... well at the time of writing it is today in a blog called blogger. Sometimes the wrong perception of people mention Hinduism worship many Gods.

To perform the prayer or worship Sang Hyang Widhi including its manifestations must be in place that is sacred temple. According to the function Pura classified into two types, namely the General Temple as a holy place to worship Sang Hyang Widhi and genealogical is a sacred place for the worship of ancestral spirits. Ceremonies or offerings to Sang Hyang Widhi or God Almighty called Yadnya. Overall in Bali there are five kinds of ceremonies called Panca Yadnya Yadnya is an offering to the god Sang Hyang Widhi including its manifestations, sage Yadnya is the worship of the sage and Sulinggih, Human Yadnya is human life cycle ceremonies ranging from the womb, birth, childhood young, adult life, to death, and Pitra Yadnya is an offering to the ancestors, as well as victims Butha Yadnya addressed to the forces that serves to maintain the balance of nature. Most of the Balinese Hindu religion has embraced the basic framework includes three things: Tatwa (philosophy), Tata Susila and ceremony. Hinduism is based on scripture Wedha, all of which are collected in four Samhita, namely Reg Wedha Samhita, Same Wedha Samhita, Yayur Wedha Samhita Samhita and Atharwa Wedha.

Community organizations in the Balinese are traditional in nature, the Village, Banjar, Subak and Sekeha. Traditional forms of public institutions by a single entity called the Village area. The village has an understanding of the concept of Indigenous Village and the Village Office. According to its structure, traditional village pattern is classified in two traditional village which has a traditional village pattern of centralization and decentralization that has a pattern. In the first pattern and the position of Indigenous Villages very central functions, while the second pattern of traditional village is divided into several areas below unity village (sub-village) called Banjar. Banjar in addition to administrative functions, as well as a religious function and handle functions that are social, economic, and cultural. In general, in one Banjar members have an average of 50 to 100 families. Each Banjar has a central meeting place or hall called Banjar.

Pagerwesi

Today's fall Pagerwesi every 6 months (210 days) on Wednesday POND Shita, Pagerwesi also includes rerainan gumi, meaning feast for all the people, both clergy and clergy. Pagerwesi day is the day dedicated to enclose souls in the peyucian themselves to be able to receive the glory and blessing of Trance Pramesti Master. (God the Creator). The word "Pagerwesi" means iron fence. These symbolize a strong protection. Everything is lined means something of high value that should not get interference or destroyed. Day Pagerwesi often interpreted by Hindus as a day to enclose self in Balinese called magehang crew. The name of God is worshiped on this feast day is Pramesti Trance Master. 

Paramesti Trance Master is another name of Lord Shiva as a manifestation of God to melt all that bad. In his capacity as Pramesti Trance Master, he became the teacher of the universe, especially humans. Life without a teacher equal to a life without a guide, so without any direction and any action so inconsequential. Implementation Pagerwesi ceremony actually weighs dititik to ministers or clergy religious leader. Because they are more understanding and grasp of the existence of Sang Hyang Guru Pramesti along with the other gods, and then disseminated and taught to the community and the particular Hindu. 

Implementation Pagerwesi Day is held during the middle of the night with ceremonies and offerings are intended to Panca Maha Bhuta. Panca Maha Bhuta are 5 elements that comprise the human formation of soil, water, fire, wind, space / place. After the ceremony the five maha bhuta completed and in doing Yoga-Samadhi which aims to appease hearts and minds in order to withstand the turmoil and passion that is not good. In addition, when Haya Day Pagerwesi recommended fasting for 1 day (24 hours). It is said that at 3:30 Pramesti Sang Hyang Guru with the Gods and Pitara, pencerahaan down giving a blessing to the people who really run it.

Meaning of the philosophy is the same as living without living without teacher guidance, with the teacher we can find out which ones do and which ones should not be done, without a teacher we could lose the direction of the original purpose that the action could be misdirected. True knowledge that is actually a "pager iron" to protect our life in the natural world and in others later. Knowledge will be more meaningful and meaningless if there are teachers who guide, teach the nurturing.