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alance; compatibility and the harmony live between human with<br />
fellows, human with the surround<strong>in</strong>gs and human with the God<br />
(Wardi, 2001:73)<br />
From term<strong>in</strong>ology po<strong>in</strong>t of view “Tri” means three, “Hita” means<br />
prosperous or happ<strong>in</strong>ess and “Karana” means motives. So <strong>tri</strong> Hita<br />
Karana means three elements cause the appearance of happ<strong>in</strong>ess or<br />
three factors to create physical and spiritual prosperity or happ<strong>in</strong>ess. In<br />
H<strong>in</strong>du society sphere <strong>in</strong> Bali, there are three elements or factors covers<br />
parhyangan (element sphere and spiritual value), pawongan (sosiocultural<br />
element /sphere), and palemahan (physical sphare). Those<br />
elements and values can also be identified as energy/ power soul and<br />
physical (Bapedalda, 2003:4)<br />
Parhyangan aspect connects with the harmony of live<br />
betweean human and the God. In daily life a human is expected to<br />
keep harmonic <strong>in</strong>teraction with the spiritual elements expressed <strong>in</strong><br />
shape and ritual system will be reflected <strong>in</strong> human activity or<br />
behavior toward Hyang Maha Kuasa (the almighty God). The<br />
actualization reflected form the partnership pr<strong>in</strong>cipal <strong>in</strong> life.<br />
Palemahan aspect is the harmony between human and natural<br />
surround<strong>in</strong>gs (ecology). For the first time the culture ecology<br />
approach was conducted by Julian H Steward (1950). He use the term<br />
of cultural ecology, has mean<strong>in</strong>g a science that study how human as<br />
liv<strong>in</strong>g creature adaptive themselves <strong>in</strong> a certa<strong>in</strong> geographic sphere<br />
(Poerwanto, 2000:68)<br />
Harmonic relationship between human and natural sphere<br />
expected to follow the Tri Mandala concept, which are prime area<br />
(utama mandala) to conduct worship, middle space (madya mandala)<br />
used for house build<strong>in</strong>g, and backyard of the house (madya mandala)<br />
designed as an open area.<br />
Based on the regulation no.23 year 1997, the natural sphere is<br />
the unity of space with all the th<strong>in</strong>gs, energy, condition, and liv<strong>in</strong>g<br />
creatures <strong>in</strong>cluded human and his behaviors that put effect to the<br />
cont<strong>in</strong>uity of life and human’s prosperity with other liv<strong>in</strong>g creatures<br />
(1997:1)<br />
III. Tri Hita Karana <strong>in</strong> Bal<strong>in</strong>ese Perform<strong>in</strong>g Art<br />
In H<strong>in</strong>du cosmology, the world is divided <strong>in</strong>to three which are<br />
upper world called suarga as the place for the Gods; middle world<br />
called bhuwah or bhuwah loka as the place for human, and under<br />
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