Ngaben is a cremation ceremony of Hindus in Bali. Ngaben ceremony is a ritual that is performed to restore the spirit of the ancestors to his native place. Ngaben in Bali connotes fine that is often referred palebon.Palebon derived from the word lebu which means prathiwi or land. Palebon that make prathiwi (gray). To make the land it there are two ways, namely by burning (ngaben) and planted into the ground (metanem).
The purpose of the ceremony ngaben
The purpose is accelerating ragha sarira in order to return to its origin,namely the panca maha buthadi of this nature and to atma may quickly go to the pitra.the philosophical foundation of ngaben in general is panca sradha namely the five basic framework in Hinduism, Brahman, Atman, Karmaphala, Samsara and Moksa. Whereas in a special ceremony was held due to the manifestation of the love to the fathers and bhakti child to his parents.Ngaben ceremony is the process of a refund of the elements of the panca maha butha to The creator. Ngaben is also referred to as pitra yadnya ( lontar yama purwana tattwa).Pitra, which means the ancestors or those who die while yadnya is the sacred offerings sincere.
TYPE NGABEN CEREMONY
THE CEREMONY NGABEN COULD NGEWANGUN
All organs of the body (as awangun) obtain material upakara so upakaranya a lot. Ngaben of this type followed by a Pengaskaran. There are two types: (1) Ceremony ngaben could mewangun Sawa Placements, there are bodies or watang matah. (2) Ceremony ngaben could mewangun Lives Wedana, no bodies but disimbulkan with scenes sandalwood which is drawn and written script sangkanparan. Life Figure is derived from the word Life or nyawang (made ampersand). District officer = way or form. Thus Life Figure that is made rupa2an (symbolic of man).
THE CEREMONY NGABEN COULD PRANAWA
Pengabenan by means of upakaranya addressed to the 9 holes that exist in human beings. Pranawa is derived from the word Prana (aperture, breath, path) and Nawa (mean 9). The ninth hole is meant is:
- Udana (hole in the forehead), affecting both the poor mind
- Kurma (the aperture of the eye) affects budhi good or bad , break through to the dasendriya
- Krkara (the hole of the nose), the influence of the Tri-Rich, honest or not
Prana (mouth). Sin comes from the mouth (Tri Mala Forced) - Dhananjya (esophagus). Strength affects manah – arrogant and rebellious
- Samana (pit pepusuhan), the influence of the soul becomes greedy and greedy.
- Dragon (pit of the stomach) the influence of the character of the associated dg Sad Ripu
- Wyana (hole joints) influenced deeds bring up Subha Asubha Karma.
- Apana (ass dick) influenced the kama associated with Sapta Timira.
The ninth hole of this man can take human kelembah sin. Pengabenan Pranawa is also followed by the ceremony pengaskaran.
There are five types of Pengabenan Pranawa - Sawa Pranawa: Accompanied by a body or watang matah
- Kusa Pranawa : dg watang matah or only with scenes of course. The scene included pengawak of 100 katih ambengan. Wear the ceremony pengaskaran.
- Toya Praṇava. Equal to Kusa Praṇava, is only in the scene contains payuk pere, contains water and is equipped with eteh2 pengentas. Also wear Pengaskaran.
- Gni Praṇava. Partner with ulfa other, also do pengaskaran but pengaskaran nista made in setra after sawanya be sekah single. Without uperengga such as Resin brackets, overlap ch, pepelengkungan, ancak saji, bale paga, three sampir, clothes antakesuma, paying pagut. Just wear resins layon, coffin and pepaga/penusangan.
- Sapta Praṇava. This ceremony is done at home, using resin brackets and pengaskaran. But do not use the Bale Paga pd time carrying the corpse to a setra. Just use pepaga/penusanganb. also implemented directly in the setra but the implementation of pengabenannya mapendem, as well as the implementation of pengentasnya diata bambang.
PENGABENAN SWASTHA
Pengabenan simple, with the smallest degree because it is not with pengaskaran. Means not using kajang, automatically without ceremony Pengajuman Kajang. Do not use the bale paga, resin brackets, resin layon, resin angenan, adventure, three sampir, clothes antakesuma and umbrella pagut. Just use a coffin and Pepaga/penusangan to bring to a setra. Ceremony at setra course. Pengabenan Swastha Geni is often confused with pengabenan Geni Praṇava.
Private origin he said “su” (luwih, main). Astha comes from Asthi (bones, ashes). Thus Swastha means pengabenan back to the point but still have the main value. Pengabenan swstha consists of two types of: - Pengabenan Swastha Geni. Settlement setra with how to burn a body or without the body. There is only the implementation of the “delivery” after creating the form sekah single, then proceed with the ceremony nganyut. After it was finished.
- Pengabenan Swastha Bambang. All the sequence of their implementation upakaranya implemented on top of bambang burial of the corpse. Quantity upakaranya partner with pengabenan Swastha Geni only in upakaranya coupled with “pengandeg bambang”. Pengabenan swastha bambang is not included ceremony pengerekan and penganyutan , because it is not done burning but rather buried. While the “pengelemijian” and pengerorasan remain to be implemented as ngaben usual. Pengabenan Swastha Geni or Swastha Bambang including pengabenan nista the main, do not wear bale paga, do not carry out pengaskaran and when to setra wear the overlap of course.
- Pengabenan Kerthi Parwa. Including pengabenan level nistaning main. Done on Hindus who died on the battlefield. Not done pengaskaran, only the ceremony ngentas and delivery only. Implementation, such as pengabenan Swastha Geni.
- Pengabenan Ngelanus. Actually not part of the type pengabenan. Only technically made quickly. There are two types of pengabenan ngelanus ie:
a. Ngelanus Away Orderlies. Pengabenan and pemukuran be completed in one day. Pengabenan this refers to the religious literature “Lontar Kramaning Aben Ngelanus”. Also called Pemargi Ngeluwer. Pengabenan this is only for the Wiku, not allowed to walaka.
b. Ngelanus Tumandang Orderlies. Made to walaka in the span of one to two days for the walaka . Upakara and the ceremony depends on quantity of it and the ceremony.