Purbawidya: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengembangan Arkeologi
Vol. 13 No. 1 (2024): Vol. 13(1) Juni 2024

Asal-Usul dan Evolusi Aksara Suci Oṁ-Kāra di Bali Berdasarkan Data Prasasti Bali Kuno Abad VIII/IX

Rema I Nyoman (BRIN)
I Gusti Ngurah Sudiana (Universitas Hindu Negeri I Gusti Bagus Sugriwa Denpasar)
I Nyoman Suarka (Universitas Udayana)



Article Info

Publish Date
10 Mar 2024

Abstract

Various questions arise in the community, whether this OṀ-kāra is a product of Balinese culture or whether this script is a derivative of OM-kāra from India. This research raises the question of how is the origin and evolution of the OṀ-kāra script in Bali? This research data was collected through a literature study and supplemented by interviews. The results of this research are in the form of the history of the script that developed in Bali, namely Pre-Nagari and Ancient Bali including Bali Lumrah which was used to write down the origin and evolution of the sacred script OṀ-kāra in Bali. Based on the results of this study, it is known that this sacred script was derived through two scripts in Bali in the VIIIth/ IXth centuries, namely Pre-Nagari and Ancient Balinese, which were derivatives of the Brahmi script. However, this sacred script has not envolved after the VIIIth century in the pre-Nagari script. Instead, what is seen in its evolution is the sacred OṀ-kāra script written using the Balinese Lumrah script, which is a derivative of the Old Balinese script, from the niskala to the birth of creation theology.  Based on the evolution of this sacred script, it is known that OṀ-kāra is a sacred script as a symbol of God/ Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa who niskala, then from the niskala, evolved into the nature of niskala-sakala, Nirguna-Saguna, Paramasiwa-Sadasiwa.

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Abbrev

purbawidya

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Subject

Religion Arts Humanities Social Sciences

Description

Purbawidya is a journal that publishes research, conceptions, and ideas on the development of archaeology. This paper explores the meaning and significance of “Purbawidya”, which translates to “Past Knowledge” in English. Using various approaches from archaeology, anthropology, sociology, ...