Ancestors At The Balinese (Bali Aga)

Bali Island is an island with all keunikkan natural wealth, culture and charm have been famous throughout the world. Residents living in Bali is a Hindu majority by indigenous ancestors istidat highly condensed therein. Not infrequently the ceremonies held in Bali to attract tourists, especially foreign tourists for the first time I saw it. But ever occurred to anyone who first occupied the island with an abundance of charm this? Why Hindus are so rapidly growing in it.

It is estimated that a human embryo that occupy the island of Bali is the Austronesian peoples views of the relics scattered in Bali in the form of stone tools such as rectangular axes. Austronesian peoples from the regions of Tonkin, China and the vast ocean sailed by boat bercadik. This incident occurred approximately 2000 years before Christ.

Austronesian people have a very high artistic creations quality. Evident from the ornaments nekara and sarcophagus, coffin complete with grave provisions are kept in Bali. This nation also has a regular life and form a legal partnership called thana or hamlet consisting of some or banua Thani. Guild of law is what is thought to be the forerunner of the villages in Bali. Nation is then lowered native of the island called Bali Mula person or there is also a mention of Bali Aga.

When the people of Bali Mula not religious. They just worship their ancestors called Hyang. In terms of their spiritual still empty, this lasted until after the fourth century AD. Seeing the island of Bali which is still underdeveloped then announcer Hinduism came to this island. In addition to teaching religion they also want to promote Bali in all sectors of life. Then came a sage to Bali named Resi Maharkandya. Resi Maharkandya in a library is said to originate from India.

Maharkandya name itself is not a personal name but the name of a university who studied and developed the teachings of his teacher. Resi Maharkandeya reject all perils that confront after being given instructions from God Almighty to perform the ceremony of planting five metal called panca datu in the area called by the name of which evolved into Basuki Wasuki which means salvation. This is where the beginnings of harmony between the immigrant communities who bring religion to the Balinese Hindu acculturated At the natives of the island of Bali.

In the area Basuki was finally built a temple of the largest in Southeast Asia that is Pura Besakih. After the Majapahit empire collapsed, the Hindus being pressured by the arrival of Islam who occupied the island of Java so should be avoided and moved to the island of Bali. So that more people had come from Java finally settled and developed to such a rapid Hinduism in Bali.

The contrast between the Bali Bali Mula coming from the Majapahit look of death ceremonies. At the Balinese ceremony at the grave of his death in a way or planted, called Beya Tanem. As for the Balinese migrants usually perform the ceremony of death by fire. This can be explained because Bali Mula are descendants of Austronesian perundagian era. This tradition is so entrenched and difficult to change.

Now the place where we find a community of Bali Aga or Bali Mula is in the village of Tenganan are easily accessible which is only 5 kilometers from the area of ​​Candi Dasa Bali. If you want a more extreme and can visit the inland village on the edge of Lake Bratan Trunyan famous for its Banyan trees that emit a distinctive fragrance that the bodies that in fact there is not burned and left in that is placed near the tree does not cause any odor at all.