<![CDATA[The purposes of this study were to discover the background of change of a temple's name to Bhur Bwah Swah temple, the temple structures, and the conceptual framework of the theology of Bhur Bwah Swah temple. The theories used to investigate the problems were phenomenology and structural functionalism theory. This research was qualitative research. The location of the research was Seraya village, Karangasem Subdistrict, Karangasem Regency. The technique of determining informants was purposive sampling. Data collection techniques were observation, interviews, and documentation studies. The data analysis technique used was qualitative descriptive. The results of the study were 1) the background of change of the temple's name to Bhur Bwah Swah temple was based on historical foundations, administrative foundations, and spiritual foundations. 2) The structure of Bhur Bwah Swah temple consisted of three temple locations unit, namely: Bhur Loka temple consisted of three regions/mandala, namely nista, madya and utama mandala. In madya mandala, there were 2 (two) pelinggih apit lawang. In utama mandala, there were 7 (seven) pelinggih. Bwah Loka Temple consisted of 2 (two) mandala, namely nista mandala and utama mandala. In utama mandala, there were 2 (two) pelinggih namely pelinggih gedong and pelinggih padmasana. Swah Loka temple consisted of three mandala. In nista mandala, there were 2 (two) pelinggih apit lawang. In madya mandala, there was bale pesanekan, and in utama mandala, there were 7 (seven) pelinggih with various worship concepts. 3) The conceptual framework of the theology of Bhur Bwah Swah temple, namely: worship of God Saguna Brahman, Ninguna Brahman, Tri Murti, Tri Purusa, and Tri Loka. ]]>
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