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Indyah Martiningrum
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Brawijaya
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Circumambulation: The power of empty space in Prasawiya and Purwadaksina Susilo Kusdiwanggo; Made Aries Hartadijaya; Indyah Martiningrum
ARTEKS : Jurnal Teknik Arsitektur Vol 10 No 1 (2025): ARTEKS : Jurnal Teknik Arsitektur | Januari 2025 ~ April 2025
Publisher : Program Studi Arsitektur Fakultas Teknik Universitas Katolik Widya Mandira

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30822/arteks.v10i1.2990

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The study of circumambulation has predominantly focused on rightward or clockwise movements (pradaksina), while leftward movements are rarely discussed. In Indonesian society, physical space movement activities have been an obscured concept, necessitating exploration and presentation as a valuable aspect of Indonesian architectural knowledge. This article explores the circumambulation concepts of prasawiya (counterclockwise) and purwadaksina (clockwise) in Balinese society. Employing a qualitative approach with an ethnographic strategy, the study reveals: (1) the local Balinese term for circumambulation is pemuteran; (2) prasawiya precedes purwadaksina; (3) prasawiya signifies ascending, while purwadaksina signifies descending on the vertical axis; (4) prasawiya denotes cleansing, whereas purwadaksina denotes sacralizing; (5) the interplay between prasawiya and purwadaksina fosters dualism-harmony; (6) the pemuteran of prasawiya-purwadaksina generates the concept of empty space, specifically karang and rong. Karang precedes the presence of pelinggih, while rong emerges after its establishment, both embodying the rwa-bhineda space concept; and (7) pemuteran, rooted in the Mandhara Giri myth, underpins the orientation of kaja-kelod and kangin-kauh. Fundamentally, the world's axis orientation is represented through the empty spaces of karang and rong.
Co-Authors Made Aries Hartadijaya Susilo Kusdiwanggo