Abstract
In so far, articles portraying Balinese Hindu who settles in far away from Bali Island are less widely published. In recent development of Hinduism in Indonesia, Hindus community shows a dynamic process and tries to adapt culture of majority people in some areas. This article tries to explore the dynamics of Balinese Hindu community which is assumed a diasporic Balinese who settle in a small town Cimahi, West Java Province of Indonesia. This article shows that the Balinese Hindu in Cimahi can perform flexibility of Hindu doctrine as well as Hindu ritual which mean they do not totally follow the core of its culture, that is Balinese culture. Yet, they maintain banjar system and adhere Parisada Hindu Dharma of Indonesia’ decrees instead of joining India Hinduism of sampradaya. This article is stemmed from a qualitative research toward Hindu community in Cimahi of West Java province whereby they maintain their religious tradition (including pancayadnya) embedded with an old temple namely the Great Wira Loka Natha temple. This temple is regarded by themselves as the oldest Balinese temple in West Java which was built in 1978. To collect the data, the research uses observation, in-depth interview, focus group discussion as well as literature study.
Highlights
FROM THE EDITORIAL BOARDSAnalisa Journal of Social Science and Religion released a new edition vol.2.no.1.2017
This study bases on a qualitative research on Hindu community in Cimahi, West Java which is to strengthen the data about diasporic Balinese as well as Hindu community in Indonesia currently
Among the resolutions passed by the conference, the participants demanded: that a Balinese Hinduism section has to be established within the KAGRI; that a representative organization of the Balinese Hinduism, comprising all officials and experts concerned with religious matters, be instituted to replace the existing organizations; that the Dinas Agama Otonom Daerah Bali instructs Balinese people to simplify their rites and to signify their meanings; and that the Constitution be on the Pancasila, with specific provisions guaranteeing religious freedom and the protection of all religions
Summary
It has been widely known that diasporic Balinese outside Bali Island turned into a very common feature in Indonesia for the last four decades since the Indonesian government conducted transmigration program. For the most Balinese people in Cimahi, it is a matter of hesitancy to follow reformulation of Balinese Hindu blatantly since Balinese Hindu has influenced them in everyday life In this context, we should underline that Balinese Hinduism is full of ritual instead of spiritual elements. Mantra, whose origin is from Brahmana caste, criticized ritual-based orientation of Balinese Hindu by sending a letter published at Bali Suara Indonesia daily dated on February 2, 1951 For that reason, he named the religion for Balinese as Balinese Hindu instead of Hinduism. This study bases on a qualitative research on Hindu community in Cimahi, West Java which is to strengthen the data about diasporic Balinese as well as Hindu community in Indonesia currently It tries to portray the existence of traditional group in Hinduism compared with that of spiritual group which is very popular in many cities in current era. Cimahi Hindu leaders as the center for conducting religious as well as social service
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