Sūrya-Sevana: A Balinese Tantric Practice
Every morning the Balinese pedanda siwa, who is usually termed in the Western literature a “high priest” or a “Brahmana priest,” performs a series of rituals known to Balinese and to Western scholars alike as “surya-sevana”. These important rituals, which form the basis of the pedanda’s practice, h...
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2017
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| Sarrera elektronikoa: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Gaia: | Every morning the Balinese pedanda siwa, who is usually termed in the Western literature a “high priest” or a “Brahmana priest,” performs a series of rituals known to Balinese and to Western scholars alike as “surya-sevana”. These important rituals, which form the basis of the pedanda’s practice, have been interpreted by Western scholars in widely divergent ways. Some scholars have regarded the rites as constituting a cult of sun worship (e.g. Brunner 1967:409-410). They have been judged to ... |
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