UPACARA NAMPAH BATU DI DESA DEPEHA KECAMATAN KUBUTAMBAHAN BULELENG BALI (Perspektif Makna Teologis)

Abstract

Nampah Batu ceremony is one of unique traditions which is held in Depeha Village, Kubutambahan District. Depeha villagers believe if this series of Nampah Batu ceremony is not held by the villagers, they will get deficiency of clothing and food, and for villager which is got married recently (desa anyar) and they do not join into Nampah Batu ceremony, they will not grace to go through their Grahasta Asram Life. This study involves the series of Nampah Batu ceremony from perspective of theological meaning. Based on the resultof this study, Nampah Batu’s ritual contains lots of values such as ethics, moral, and politeness. All of those values are local wisdom of Depeha Villagers.

Traditional Village or Desa Adat in Bali is customary law of society unity that has tradition and ethics unity of Hindu society’s life from generation to other generations in Kahyangan Tiga’s bond. Nampah Batu ceremony is one of the unique traditions held in Depeha Village, Kubutambahan District. People in Depeha Village are convinced that if the series of Nampah Batu ceremony is not implemented then the people will experience shortage of clothing and food, and for the newly married society (village Anyar) do not participate in the procession of Nampah Batu ceremony, it will not get amerta in life Grahasta Ashram. In this study covers the procession of the ceremonial operation of the stone amp from the perspective of theological meaning. Based on the results of the study, the Nampah Batu ritual contains various mandates of moral, ethical, moral, courtesy that is the local wisdom of Depeha villagers.