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PARHYANGAN ASPECT

Parhyangan aspect refers to human relationship with spiritual environment to mirror human existence as homo religious or as a living creature that entertain belief in supernatural ruler (God). To achieve well-being, man always maintains harmonious interaction with spiritual environment and expresses the interaction in religious system that comprises religious emotion, activity, facilities and community.

In Balinese culture as inspired by Hinduism, religiosity is reflected in various aspect of community life; there is hardly any aspect of human life that is totally secular or profane in nature. Religious aspect is everywhere perceivable and reflected in harmonious human relationship with spiritual environment (Parhyangan).

The example of social unity in Bali can be seen in the community organization, karma (community member) as pawongan element, in wewidangan (territory) as palemahan element and in kahyangan tiga three community temples: Puseh, Dalem and Baleagung) as parhyangan element. In the system of subak (traditional organization for management irrigation water), as known krama subak as pawongan element, the agricultural field as palemahan element and the rituals dedicated to shri the goddess parhyangan element.

Similarly, tourism in Bali might advisable identify the three elements as follows: operators of tourism industry as pawongan element; tourism nodes and the incorporated infrastructure as palemahan element; and the rituals connected to Laksmi the goddess as parhyangan element.

These three elements (parhyangan, Pawongan, Palemahan) represent an inseparable unity. Harmonious relationship between these three is believed to be able generate maximum benefit to human spiritual and physical well-being. In sharp contrast, unbalanced and disharmonious relationship with more emphasis on only one aspect is believed to be able harm human well being.

(above content is courtesy of THK Team book)