Mepasah; Burial traditions Trunyan, Bali
The place is named Trunyan. In the area of Kintamani, Bangli regency, Bali. Trunyan a remote village on the shores of Lake Batur, so for travelers who want to enter Trunyan have to cross by boat past the Lake Batur.
Trunyan which is one of the areas inhabited by the tribe Bali Aga or Bali Mula still firmly holds the belief of their ancestors. Bali Aga or Bali Mula is the first ethnic group inhabiting the island of Bali. Until now Bali Aga tribe and all its uniqueness still can be found one of them in Trunyan.
In everyday people of Bali at large religious "Hindu", if there are relatives who died, usually done cremation or burying the bodies in accordance with taught by Hinduism. In Trunyan, the bodies were not buried or cremated as is generally the case in other areas, public bodies Trunyan save relatives who have died on the ground, covered with a cloth and bamboo are arranged to form a prism. Trunyan community named by the term Mepasah funeral.
As explained above, that in Mepasah, after cleansing ceremony by means washed with rainwater, the bodies just digeletakan at ground level. Place bedside bodies were holes about 10 to 20 cm in order to position the body was not moved due to the contours of the burial ground uneven. Then in addition to the face, body parts corpse wrapped in white cloth. As a marker, the body covered with bamboo which is arranged to form a prism called food shelf. What is unique is that although the bodies are placed at ground level, the bodies are not smelt.
The corpse is placed in between the tree Taru Menyan, taru means trees and fragrant incense means. Presumably, the aroma that comes out of the tree taru this incense that can neutralize the surrounding air. Trees that emit a distinctive strong aroma that can only grow in this region, although it has been attempted grown in other areas. The uniqueness of this tree seems to have become the forerunner to the name of the village.
Under one tree taru incense, can only diletakakan maximum of eleven bodies. It is set by the local indigenous kepercaan. But some say that the tree can only neutralize taru menyan eleven bodies, so if more than that then the bodies will emit an odor. When there are new bodies, then the longest one body is moved, into the open, not covered with food shelf brackets again but combined with the other bodies in the structure of the rock or under a tree.
It is no wonder if in these places, there are bones and items such as sandals stock offerings, spoons, dishes, clothes, and others scattered in the cemetery area. It was intentional because there are items that should not be taken out of the area of the cemetery.
But not all the bodies can be treated the same as those already mentioned. Only on certain conditions the bodies may be buried like this. Terms bodies can be buried in this way are those who at the time of death of those who had been married, people who are still single and young children milk teeth have been dated, the people who died in a reasonable state and there are no injuries which has not been recovered, as well as having a complete body part. If you do not qualify, then the body was buried in a manner buried.
Indigenous Trunyan have set procedures for funerals for people. There are three types of sema (tomb) in Trunyan and has been distinguished by the age of the deceased person, the integrity of the parts of the body, and the way burial.
The first burial area called sema wayah, burial place which is considered the best and most sacred, that is, when the bodies can be buried in a way Mepasah. The second type of burial is a young sema, in this place buried corpse interred in a way, destined for children or infants who have not dated milk teeth. The third type is the sema Bantas, as well as the sema young corpse interred in a way to be buried, but is intended for people who Ulah Starch and One Pati, ie at the time of death was left injured and the cause of death is not natural like an accident, death, suicide, and there are body parts that are not intact.
Trunyan which is one of the areas inhabited by the tribe Bali Aga or Bali Mula still firmly holds the belief of their ancestors. Bali Aga or Bali Mula is the first ethnic group inhabiting the island of Bali. Until now Bali Aga tribe and all its uniqueness still can be found one of them in Trunyan.
In everyday people of Bali at large religious "Hindu", if there are relatives who died, usually done cremation or burying the bodies in accordance with taught by Hinduism. In Trunyan, the bodies were not buried or cremated as is generally the case in other areas, public bodies Trunyan save relatives who have died on the ground, covered with a cloth and bamboo are arranged to form a prism. Trunyan community named by the term Mepasah funeral.
As explained above, that in Mepasah, after cleansing ceremony by means washed with rainwater, the bodies just digeletakan at ground level. Place bedside bodies were holes about 10 to 20 cm in order to position the body was not moved due to the contours of the burial ground uneven. Then in addition to the face, body parts corpse wrapped in white cloth. As a marker, the body covered with bamboo which is arranged to form a prism called food shelf. What is unique is that although the bodies are placed at ground level, the bodies are not smelt.
The corpse is placed in between the tree Taru Menyan, taru means trees and fragrant incense means. Presumably, the aroma that comes out of the tree taru this incense that can neutralize the surrounding air. Trees that emit a distinctive strong aroma that can only grow in this region, although it has been attempted grown in other areas. The uniqueness of this tree seems to have become the forerunner to the name of the village.
Under one tree taru incense, can only diletakakan maximum of eleven bodies. It is set by the local indigenous kepercaan. But some say that the tree can only neutralize taru menyan eleven bodies, so if more than that then the bodies will emit an odor. When there are new bodies, then the longest one body is moved, into the open, not covered with food shelf brackets again but combined with the other bodies in the structure of the rock or under a tree.
It is no wonder if in these places, there are bones and items such as sandals stock offerings, spoons, dishes, clothes, and others scattered in the cemetery area. It was intentional because there are items that should not be taken out of the area of the cemetery.
But not all the bodies can be treated the same as those already mentioned. Only on certain conditions the bodies may be buried like this. Terms bodies can be buried in this way are those who at the time of death of those who had been married, people who are still single and young children milk teeth have been dated, the people who died in a reasonable state and there are no injuries which has not been recovered, as well as having a complete body part. If you do not qualify, then the body was buried in a manner buried.
Indigenous Trunyan have set procedures for funerals for people. There are three types of sema (tomb) in Trunyan and has been distinguished by the age of the deceased person, the integrity of the parts of the body, and the way burial.
The first burial area called sema wayah, burial place which is considered the best and most sacred, that is, when the bodies can be buried in a way Mepasah. The second type of burial is a young sema, in this place buried corpse interred in a way, destined for children or infants who have not dated milk teeth. The third type is the sema Bantas, as well as the sema young corpse interred in a way to be buried, but is intended for people who Ulah Starch and One Pati, ie at the time of death was left injured and the cause of death is not natural like an accident, death, suicide, and there are body parts that are not intact.