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Religion in Bali by C. Hooykaas

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(v 3) Woman bear<strong>in</strong>g angenan accord<strong>in</strong>g to Wirz, hrdaya accord<strong>in</strong>g to my Southern <strong>in</strong>formant.<br />

(v 4) A n<strong>in</strong>e tiers' méru be<strong>in</strong>g carried to the cemetery/burn<strong>in</strong>g ground.<br />

(w 1) The rema<strong>in</strong>s of a person dead s<strong>in</strong>ce several years are ceremoniously be<strong>in</strong>g dug up.<br />

(w 2) Cremation animals are not <strong>in</strong>dispensable; this is a simple cremation. It should be noted that<br />

nobody is dressed up; everybody wears his ord<strong>in</strong>ary clothes.<br />

(w 3) After cremation: ashes laid out <strong>in</strong> human form and adorned with offer<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />

(w 4) The rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g bones of the person mentioned <strong>in</strong> (w 1) are carefully la<strong>in</strong> together as a<br />

preparatory step lead<strong>in</strong>g to cremation.<br />

(x 1) Cremation bulls may have a fierce appearance, nearly challeng<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

(x 2) But still the flames will consume them. Note box with rema<strong>in</strong>s under belly.<br />

(x 3) A turret, ma<strong>in</strong>ly for artistic purposes, dest<strong>in</strong>ed to be burned.<br />

(x 4) Shr<strong>in</strong>es for ancestors <strong>in</strong> a domestic sanctuary of nobility.<br />

(y 1) Polychrome cotton cloth depict<strong>in</strong>g the hereafter with its hellish cauldron <strong>in</strong> the center<br />

(y 2) The same, but the cauldron, called tambra go mukha, 'the bronze (cauldron) with the cow<br />

heads', now bottom left.<br />

(z 1) One should make this draw<strong>in</strong>g when soil proves to belong to 'lemah sanggar' [25] and 'hot'.<br />

When some specified offer<strong>in</strong>gs are added, the result should be perfect.

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