PEMUJAAN PAK GINATOR DEWA TAKSU MPU SOMA PADA PALINGGIH MOBIL DI PURA BENCINGAH DESA PAKRAMAN LUMBANAN KECAMATAN SUKASADA KABUPATEN BULELENG

Abstract

Beliefs about God in Hinduism are described by two views, namely Nirguna Brahman (God is intangible) and Saguna Brahman (God is tangible). This tangible God or Saguna Brahman raises a medium of worship to connect oneself with God. This media can be in the form of symbols of worship such as meru, pura, palinggih in general, but in the Lumbanan Pakraman Village there is a unique symbol of worship in one part of the Kahyangan Desa Temple called the Bencingah Temple. The unique symbol of worship is the palinggih car. In addition to its unique shape, it also has a unique designation that is almost close to the title of a human being or father, namely Pak Ginator Dewa Taksu Mpu Soma. worshiping Pak Ginator Dewa Taksu Mpu Soma at the Car Highest, 3). Implications of worshiping Mr. Ginator Dewa Taksu Mpu Soma on the Car Most High. This researcher uses three theories to dissect the formulation of the problem above, namely religious theory, functional structural theory, symbolic interactionism theory. The method in this study uses a qualitative method using a theological approach. The informant determination technique used was purposive sampling. The data collection methods are observation, interviews, literature study and documentation. The data analysis method used is data reduction, data classification, data presentation, verification, then after that the final stage is the technique of presenting data analysis. Based on the results of data analysis, the research results obtained are 1. The worship of Mr. Ginator Dewa Taksu Mpu Soma for the Mostgih Car is based on several reasons, namely first there is a psychological reason that arises from the human psyche, the reason for the belief is that it arises from a strange incident which is a sign when there was a disaster, with these strange events the people believed that there were other aspects in this Car that would always protect the village community, and the third, namely there was the ritual aspect. 2. The function of worshiping Pak Ginator Dewa Taksu Mpu Soma is to create a religious function, a solidarity function, which arises from community interaction, and a security function. 3. The worship of Mr. Ginator Dewa Taksu Mpu Soma will certainly have an impact or implication, namely increasing sradha bhakti, improving social life, and can improve the welfare of the community in Lumbanan Pakraman Village.