Sabtu, 07 Mei 2011

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Bali Cultural Ngaben
 

Ngaben is a purification ceremony atma (spirit) as the first phase of Balinese Hindu sacred obligation to their ancestors by burning the corpse procession. As I wrote in the article about Yadnya Pitra, the human body consists of rough body, subtle body and the karma. Rough human body is formed from 5 distinguished elements called Panca Maha Bhuta ie earth (solid), Apah (liquid), Teja (hot substance) wind (wind) and akasa (space). The fifth element is fused to form human physical and mobilized by the atma (spirit). When people die who die are just rough body, not his atma. Well Ngaben is the process of sanctification atma / soul as it leaves the body rough.
 

There are several opinions about the origin Ngaben said. Some say Ngaben of the word which means stock Beya, there are also who said the word ngabu (ashes), etc.. I agree with the opinion that Ngaben ngapen derived from the word (the word "fire" + prefik "ng" + sufik "an" = ngapian-> ngapen-> Ngaben). In Hinduism it is believed that Brahma the creator god as well as also is the god of fire. So Ngaben is a process of purification of the spirit by using the means of fire so they can go back to the creator of Brahma. Fire in use is a concrete fire to burn the bodies, and fire an abstract form of mantra for him pralina pastor of burning impurities inherent in atma / soul.
 

Ngaben procession ceremony performed with a variety of processes and tools such upakara sajen and completeness as symbols as well as oft-performed other rituals of Hindus in Bali. Ngaben done to humans who died and still no body, also a distinguished man dies there is no dead body was swept away like the sea and ill bodies are discovered the plane crash which his body was burned, or such as the Bali bombing case 1 where some of the bodies could not be identified because it was cut into pieces or so of ash from the explosion. For Ngaben procession which no body was done by creating a symbol and take the fistful of land location of death and then burned. Many distinguished stage done in Ngaben. Starting from bathing the corpse, ngajum, arson and nyekah. Each stage uses a means of offerings (offerings) that is different. When there is deceased, his family will be facing the priest to ask when there is a good day to carry out Ngaben. Usually the reply will be given time no more than 7 days from the day of death. Having obtained the day (burning the bodies), then the family will spend the first ritual that is nyiramin layon (bathing the corpse.) The body will be bathed by the Brahmins as a distinguished group because of their social status has an obligation to do so. Finished bathing, the body will be charged the full Balinese traditional clothes. Next is a procession ngajum, the procession of releasing the spirit by making simbol2 using pictorial cloth unsur2 cleansing spirit. On the day of his, carried in procession Ngaben local village cemetery. The remains will be taken using a container, where the bodies which will be carried to the grave. The container usually shaped as a lotus symbol of God's house. Until dikuburan, the corpse was removed from the container into pemalungan, the place burned the bodies which are made of banana tree trunk-shaped stacked lembu.Disini again conducted a purification ceremony spirit pralina by pastor or people who are considered capable for it (usually from the Brahmin clan.) Pralina is burning with fire spells fusion of abstract form atma inherent impurities in your body. Then performed using a fire burning with concrete. Nowadays not use firewood anymore, but use of fire from kerosene stoves that use wind. Generally, the combustion process of a distinguished intact corpse to ashes takes 1 hour. Ash is then collected in ivory coconuts to assembled into sekah. This Sekah who floated out to sea, because the sea is a symbol of the universe and at the same door into the house of God. So in brief series Ngaben procession in Bali. There is another note that is for babies who are under 42 days and whether or not the date of the teeth, his remains should be buried. Ngabennya carried out following the Ngaben that will exist if there is family died.

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