ngaben ceremony in Bali

Cremation cremation is carried out in Bali, especially by the Hindus, where Hindus are the majority religion in the Thousand Islands this temple. In the Panca Yadnya, the ceremony is included in Yadnya Pitra, the ceremony devoted to ancestor spirits. Ngaben ceremony at its core meaning is to restore the spirits of ancestors (deceased person) to the place of origin. A Rauh / Pinandita says humans have Bayu, Word, IDEP, and after death Bayu, Word, IDEP was restored to Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva.

Ngaben ceremony is usually conducted by family relatives of the deceased, as an expression of respect for a child on his parents. In all these ceremonies typically spend 15 million s / d of 20 million rupiah (currently existing mass Ngaben more economical cost).The ceremony is usually done with a lively, no sobs, because in Bali there is a belief that we should not mourn those who have died because it could hinder the spirit's journey toward his place.Day of Ngaben determined by finding a good day which is usually determined by the Rauh / Pinandita who will lead the ceremony. A few days before the ceremony held Ngaben families assisted by the community will create a "Bade and Ox" a very stately made of wood, colored paper and other materials. "Bade and Calf" This is where the bodies which will be implemented Ngaben. 

In the morning when the ceremony was held, family and relatives and the community will gather to prepare the ceremony. The bodies will be cleaned / washed or commonly called "Nyiramin" by society and family. "Nyiramin" is led by people who are considered the oldest in the community.After that the corpse will be fitted with traditional Balinese dress like people who are still alive. Before the summit carried out, the whole family will pay their respects and give prayer spirits diupacarai hopefully get a good place.Once everything is ready, then the body will be placed in "Bade" for rollicking carried to the cemetery where Ngaben ceremony, accompanied by "gamelan", "bhajan", and followed by all the family and society, in front of "Bade" there is a white cloth meaningful long as paving the way towards the spirit of the place of origin.At each junction or intersection so "Bade" will be played 3 times. Arriving at the cemetery, Ngaben ceremony conducted by putting the corpse in the "Ox" which has been prepared starting with other ceremonies and prayer mantra of Ida Rauh / Pinandita, then "Cow" burned to the Abu. Ash is then discharged into the sea or rivers are considered sacred.

After this ceremony, the family can quietly pray for the ancestors of the shrine and temple respectively. This is what causes family ties in Bali is very strong, because they always remember and respect the ancestor and also their parents. There is the belief that ancestral spirits are reincarnated in the family circle will be back again, so usually a grandchild is the reincarnation of his parents.

 

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