Balinese Hinduism

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Balinese Hinduism is a distinctive form of Hinduism practiced primarily on the Indonesian island of Bali, characterized by its fusion of Hindu beliefs with local animist traditions, elaborate rituals, and temple-centered community life.

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Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indonesian religion ⓘ
form of Hinduism ⓘ
religious tradition ⓘ
combinesWith ancestor worship ⓘ
local animist traditions ⓘ
developedFrom Indian Hinduism ⓘ
linked to: Hinduism

pre-Hindu Balinese indigenous beliefs ⓘ
emphasizes harmony between humans, nature, and the divine ⓘ
follows Hinduism ⓘ
hasCentralConcept Tri Hita Karana ⓘ
dharma ⓘ
linked to: Dharma

karma ⓘ
reincarnation ⓘ
ritual purity ⓘ
hasDeity Brahma ⓘ
Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa ⓘ
linked to: Brahman

Shiva ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
local deities and spirits ⓘ
hasFeature elaborate ritual calendar ⓘ
offerings to gods, ancestors, and spirits ⓘ
strong integration with social and village life ⓘ
temple-centered community organization ⓘ
hasInstitution banjar (local community council) ⓘ
desa adat (customary village) ⓘ
subak (traditional irrigation cooperative) ⓘ
hasPlaceOfWorship family shrines ⓘ
mountain temples ⓘ
sea temples ⓘ
territorial temples ⓘ
village temples ⓘ
hasRitual Galungan festival ⓘ
linked to: Galungan

Kuningan festival ⓘ
Melasti purification ceremony ⓘ
Nyepi (Day of Silence) ⓘ
linked to: Nyepi

cremation ceremonies (ngaben) ⓘ
daily offerings (canang sari) ⓘ
temple anniversaries ⓘ
temple festivals (odalan) ⓘ
tooth-filing ceremony (metatah) ⓘ
hasSacredSite Besakih Temple ⓘ
linked to: Pura Besakih

Tanah Lot Temple ⓘ
Tirta Empul Temple ⓘ
Ulun Danu Beratan Temple ⓘ
Uluwatu Temple ⓘ
majorityReligionOf Bali ⓘ
practicedIn Bali ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ
relatedTo Javanese Hinduism ⓘ
usesLanguage Balinese ⓘ
Old Javanese (Kawi) ⓘ
linked to: Kawi (Old Javanese)

Sanskrit (liturgical) ⓘ
usesScripture Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata ⓘ
worshipsAt pura (Balinese Hindu temples) ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Denpasar → primaryReligion → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Galungan → category → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Balinese dance → follows → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Nyepi → religion → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Mount Agung → isSacredTo → Balinese Hindus ⓘ
linked to: Balinese Hinduism
Kuningan → religiousTradition → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Gianyar Regency → hasMajorReligion → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Ngadisari → religion → Hinduism (Tenggerese Hindu) ⓘ
linked to: Balinese Hinduism
Tabanan Regency → religionMajority → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Klungkung Regency → religionMajority → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Balinese people → religion → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Balinese people → majorityReligion → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Balinese people → traditionalReligion → Agama Hindu Dharma ⓘ
linked to: Balinese Hinduism
Javanese Hindu-Buddhist civilization → influenced → Balinese Hindu civilization ⓘ
linked to: Balinese Hinduism
Segara Anak → hasReligiousSignificanceFor → Balinese Hindus ⓘ
subject linked to: Segara Anak crater lake
linked to: Balinese Hinduism
Wetu Telu Islam → coexistsWith → Balinese Hinduism in Lombok ⓘ
linked to: Balinese Hinduism
Petitenget → religionInfluence → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Balinese calendar → religion → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Balinese culture → influencedByReligion → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Balinese culture → majorReligion → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Melasti purification ceremony → performedBy → Balinese Hindus ⓘ
linked to: Balinese Hinduism
Tawur Kesanga ritual → religion → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Ogoh-ogoh parade → associatedWith → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Ngembak Geni → religiousBranch → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Ngembak Geni → observedBy → Balinese Hindus ⓘ
linked to: Balinese Hinduism
Pura Besakih → primaryTradition → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Pura Besakih → pilgrimageSiteFor → Balinese Hindus ⓘ
linked to: Balinese Hinduism
Abiansemal District → hasPrimaryReligion → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
South Badung → religionMajority → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Blambangan → religion → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Toyabungkah → religion → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Toyabungkah village → religionMajority → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Tampaksiring → religionMajority → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Pura Taman Saraswati → religion → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Jatiluwih → associatedWithReligion → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Sidemen → hasCulturalAspect → Balinese Hindu culture ⓘ
linked to: Balinese Hinduism
Odalan temple festival → associatedWith → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Tri Hita Karana → associatedWithReligion → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Gelgel → religionDominant → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Kerta Gosa Pavilion → religiousContext → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
remains of Klungkung Palace → culturalRegion → Balinese Hindu culture ⓘ
linked to: Balinese Hinduism
Kingdom of Klungkung → religion → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Tirta Gangga → religiousTradition → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Semarapura → majorReligion → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Amlapura → hasReligiousInfluence → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ
Pura Ulun Danu Batur → isMajorTempleOf → Balinese Hinduism ⓘ