GLOSSARY
Glossary
adat traditional life style corresponding with norms and values
and sanctioned by religion (Indones.)
adharma in opposition to socioreligious norms; ‘unethical
agama religion
agung big
alang alang grass (term also used for thatching)
ancang wandering souls
arca anthropomorphic statue/s of gods
ari-ari 'birth-siblings'; amniotic fluid, chorion, blood, placenta, and
naval cord
arya noble clan
asrama eremitage
aubang barong and rangda masks
B
babad genealogical clan histories; chronicles
babi guling crisply roasted suckling pig
bale hall; pavilion (in a temple)
bale agung long hall (in a temple)
bale banjar meeting hall of a neighborhood
bale gede great hall (in a temple)
bale gong hall for gamelan orchestra
bale kambang floating pavilion’ (shrine in temple)
bale kulkul hall for signal gongs
bale murda ‘large hall' of a temple
bale pesamuan meeting hall (in a temple)
balian healer
banjar neighborhood; ward; small local autonomous settlement inte-
grated into desa
baris dance formation
batu sawu a soft stone
batur altar dedicated to clan ancestors
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