Konsep Ista Dewata dalam Lontar Bhuana Sangkṣepa: Sosial Religius Hindu di Bali

Abstract

Hinduism in Indonesia, especially that which was inherited in Bali, is a combination of ancestral beliefs (pre-Hindu) with Vedic teachings that came to the archipelago and blended harmoniously to form sivasiddhanta in Bali. This paper uses two combined theories, namely the theory of hermeneutics, and the theory of symbolic interactionism. The method in collecting data uses the listen-to method, which is combined with basic note-taking techniques. followed by using data analysis methods and techniques which include (1) Data Reduction, (2) Data Presentation, and (3) Verification. It ends with the method of presenting the results of data analysis using an informal method. The text of the Lontar Bhuana Sangkṣepa contains a dialogue between Bhaṭāra Siwa and Bhaṭāri Uma accompanied by Bhaṭāra Kumara. Lontar Bhuana Sangkṣepa consists of 128 Sanskrit Slokas with Old Javanese language, the contents of which explain how to achieve kalepasan with the teachings of Yoga. The concept of the 33 Vedic Gods or what is known as Ista Dewata is transformed into the social religious practice of Hinduism in Bali with the pangider-ider or Dewata Nawa Saga. then those are the forms of grounding the Vedic teachings that can be seen in the practice of Hindu religious life in Bali.