Ngaben ceremony in Bali
Ngaben, is a purification ceremony atma (spirit) as the first phase of a sacred obligation Balinese Hindus to his ancestors by burning the bodies procession. human body consists of a rough body, subtle body and karma. Human gross bodies formed from elements of 5-called Panca Maha Bhuta, the earth (solid), apah (liquid), sratumarga (hot substances) slave (wind) and akasa (space vacuum). These five elements are merged to form the human physical and mobilized by the atma (spirit). When humans die, the die is rough body, atma is not. Well Ngaben, is the purification process atma / soul as it leaves the body rough.
There are several opinions about the origin of the word Ngaben. Ada yg said Ngaben beya word which means provisions, there are also wrote to say the word ngabu (ashes), etc..
In Hinduism it is believed that Brahma the creator god as well as also is the god of fire. So Ngaben the purification process using the tools with the spirit of fire so he could go back to the creator of Brahma. The fire is the fire yg concrete used to burn the bodies, and fire chaplain abstract for a spell to burn the impurities pralina inherent in atma / soul.
Ngaben ceremony or ritual is sometimes called Gising to those who died, is considered very important, busy and lively, because with that of the family Ngaben can free the spirits of the deceased from his worldly ties to heaven, or transformed back into the world through rienkarnasi . Because of this ceremony takes effort, cost and length of time and large, this is often done so long after death. To bear the burden of cost, labor and others, now people often do the bulk of Ngaben / together. Bodies of the deceased are often buried before sufficient charge, but for some families could Ngaben ceremony can be performed quickly by storing the remains of people who have died at home, while waiting for a good time. During the period of storage in the house, the spirit of the dead became restless and always wanted freedom.
Good day is usually given by the minister after consultation and the existing calendar. Preparation is usually taken away well before the day specified. At about this time that families prepare “Bade and cows” made of bamboo, wood, paper of various colors according to the class or socioeconomic status of the family concerned.
Procession Ngaben conducted the ceremony with a variety of processes and facilities offering ceremonies and completeness of symbols as well as other rituals such as well-made Balinese Hindus. Done to human Ngaben deceased and his body was still there, as well as humans die yg no such body was dragged dead bodies ocean currents and ill-found, the accident pilot’s charred body, or such as the Bali bombing case 1 where some bodies beyond recognition since been mutilated or so of ash from the explosion.
Ngaben processional remains no reply is done by making the symbol and take the land location handful death then burned. Many phase conducted in Ngaben reply. Starting from bathing the corpse, Ngajum, arson and nyekah. Each stage is used means banten (offerings) of different reply. When there is deceased, his family will be facing the priest for asking when there is a good day for carrying out Ngaben. Usually reply will be given time no more than 7 days from the day of death.
Having obtained the day H (burning the bodies), then the family will prepare the first ritual that is nyiramin layon (body wash). The body will be washed by the Brahmins as commune for social status have 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 use of cloth pictorial simbol2 purification element spirit.
On the day of his, made a procession in the cemetery Ngaben local villages. The body will be taken using a container, which is where the body-be carried to the grave. Padma-shaped container usually as a symbol of God’s house. Arriving at the cemetery, the corpse was removed from the container to pemalungan, where the burned body of reply were made of banana tree trunk-shaped stacked cow.
Here again is a spiritual purification ceremony by a priest or pralina reputed person capable of it (usually from the Brahmin clan). Pralina is burning with fire spells fusion of abstract form to the dirt atma inherent in the body. Then performed using a fire burning with concrete. Today is no longer using firewood, but the use of fire from kerosene stove reply using the wind.
Generally, the combustion process of the whole body into ashes reply takes 1 hour. Ash is then collected in ivory for coconuts strung together into sekah. This Sekah wrote in his drift into the sea, because the sea is a symbol of the universe and at the same time the door to the house of God. Thus a brief series of Ngaben procession in Bali. There is another record that is for infants under-liver or 42 days and not on the teeth, the body must be buried. Be followed Ngaben Ngabennya-be there if his family had died.
Status of the spirit of rebirth for those who die are closely related to karma and deeds and behavior during the previous life. In general, the Balinese feel that the spirit is born again into the world only within the family circle there is a relationship with her blood. Circle of life and death for the Bali is because of its relationship with the ancestors.
Everyone knows that in one day she would become the ancestors too, who in his journey in another world must be accelerated and gain enough attention when at times will come back transformed into the beloved island, the island of Bali.
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