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Balian

Indonesia

Balian inggih punika pandita ring agama Kaharingan sane kasub ring kalangan Wong Dayak Ngaju, Wong Dayak Meratus, taler suku Dayak sane lianan sane taler kantun nganutin agama Kaharingan.

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Balian inggih punika pandita ring agama Kaharingan sane kasub ring kalangan Wong Dayak Ngaju, Wong Dayak Meratus, taler suku Dayak sane lianan sane taler kantun nganutin agama Kaharingan.

01 · What it is
Living Tradition

Documented cultural tradition on record; family classification awaits an editor.

02 · Where & name
Indonesia

Placed on record in Indonesia.

03 · How it is doing
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Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.

04 · Proof & reuse
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Cingak malihAgama Balian Balian saking Ibelin
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What is Balian in plain words?

Balian inggih punika pandita ring agama Kaharingan sane kasub ring kalangan Wong Dayak Ngaju, Wong Dayak Meratus, taler suku Dayak sane lianan sane taler kantun nganutin agama Kaharingan.

Where is Balian practised or documented?

Sources on this page place Balian in Indonesia.

What is the current condition of Balian today?

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The tradition & historical record

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Balian inggih punika pandita ring agama Kaharingan sane kasub ring kalangan Wong Dayak Ngaju, Wong Dayak Meratus, taler suku Dayak sane lianan sane taler kantun nganutin agama Kaharingan. Anak Bali madue tugas mimpin upacara agama Kaharingan, berurusan sareng Jagat Luhur lan Jagat Bawah roh manusa sane sampun mati, lan madue tugas nyambat Sangiang pinaka juru dame ring acara sane dados topik upacara agama Kaharingan. Balian ring agama Hindu Bali inggih punika parinama majeng ring dukun utawi penawar sane ngangge kaweruhan tamba tradisional. Balian taler sareng ring upacara adat Bali, minakadi upacara metuunan. 1

Cingak malih

Agama Balian Balian saking Ibelin 1

The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Balian”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1

Balian is recorded in open cultural data. The structured record cited below does not describe the practice, and this entry has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2

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