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Balinese mythology

Index Balinese mythology

Balinese mythology is the traditional mythology of the people of the Indonesian island of Bali, before the majority adoption of Hinduism. [1]

25 relations: Animism, Antaboga, Bali, Balinese Hinduism, Balinese people, Barong (mythology), Batara Kala, Calon Arang, Creation myth, Galungan, God, Goddess, Hinduism, Indonesia, Leyak, Meditation, Moon, Mythology, Rangda, Setesuyara, Snake, Sun, Takshaka, Turtle, Underworld.

Animism

Animism (from Latin anima, "breath, spirit, life") is the religious belief that objects, places and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.

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Antaboga

Antaboga is the world serpent of traditional pre-Islamic Javanese mythology (before the era of Demak kingdom).

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Bali

Bali (Balinese:, Indonesian: Pulau Bali, Provinsi Bali) is an island and province of Indonesia with the biggest Hindu population.

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Balinese Hinduism

Balinese Hinduism (Agama Hindu Dharma; Agama Tirtha; Agama Air Suci; Agama Hindu Bali) is the form of monotheistic Hinduism practiced by the majority of the population of Bali.

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Balinese people

The Balinese (Indonesian: Suku Bali) are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the Indonesian island of Bali.

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Barong (mythology)

Barong is a lion-like creature and character in the mythology of Bali, Indonesia.

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Batara Kala

Batara Kala is the god of the underworld in traditional Javanese and Balinese mythology, ruling over it in a cave along with Setesuyara.

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Calon Arang

Calon Arang is a character in Javanese and Balinese folklore dated from the 12th century.

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Creation myth

A creation myth (or cosmogonic myth) is a symbolic narrative of how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it.

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Galungan

Galungan is a Balinese holiday celebrating the victory of dharma over adharma.

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God

In monotheistic thought, God is conceived of as the Supreme Being and the principal object of faith.

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Goddess

A goddess is a female deity.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion and dharma, or a way of life, widely practised in the Indian subcontinent.

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Indonesia

Indonesia (or; Indonesian), officially the Republic of Indonesia (Republik Indonesia), is a transcontinental unitary sovereign state located mainly in Southeast Asia, with some territories in Oceania.

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Leyak

In the folklore of Bali, the Leyak (in Indonesian, people called it 'Leak' (le-ak)—the Y is not written or spoken) is a mythological figure in the form of flying head with entrails (heart, lung, liver, etc.) still attached.

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Meditation

Meditation can be defined as a practice where an individual uses a technique, such as focusing their mind on a particular object, thought or activity, to achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm state.

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Moon

The Moon is an astronomical body that orbits planet Earth and is Earth's only permanent natural satellite.

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Mythology

Mythology refers variously to the collected myths of a group of people or to the study of such myths.

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Rangda

Rangda is the demon queen of the leyaks in Bali, according to traditional Balinese mythology.

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Setesuyara

Setesuyara is the goddess of the underworld, along with Batara Kala, in traditional Balinese mythology.

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Snake

Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes.

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Sun

The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System.

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Takshaka

Takshaka) was one of the Nagas mentioned in the Hindu epic Mahābhārata. He lived in a city named Takshasila, which was the new territory of Takshaka after his race was banished by Pandavas led by Arjuna from the Khandava Forest and Kurukshetra, where they built their new kingdom. Takshaka is known in Chinese and Japanese mythology as being one of the "eight Great Dragon Kings" (八大龍王 Hachi Ryuu-ou), amongst Nanda (Nagaraja), Upananda, Sagara (Shakara), Vasuki, Balavan, Anavatapta and Utpala.

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Turtle

Turtles are diapsids of the order Testudines (or Chelonii) characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield.

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Underworld

The underworld is the world of the dead in various religious traditions, located below the world of the living.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balinese_mythology

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