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The Hindu Balinese society has a strong stand on respecting nature in the ritual processes. The knowledge of which, is a precious contribution to the environment as it is described in the anthropo-, bio-, and eco-centric ethics. The Hindu Balinese people has described themselves as both micro- and macro-cosmos, and that they are obliged to keep harmony the relations of God, man, and nature, known as the concept of tri Hita Kirana which consists for Parahyangan (God), Pawongan (man), and Palemahan (the earth or the world). The Balinese sense of loyalty, submission, and loving devotion to God has to be expressed by their efforts to maintain harmony with nature and other human beings. The religions and cultural rituals in Bali, in essence, are not only theological, or mere esthetical, but they express the value of harmony between man and culture. |
