Balinese Community System
One of the images of the Balinese unique is collectively strong oneness among Balinese and there are seven things wrapped the Balinese to be a strong community, which has the identity and tenacity of culture: (1) most of them bound by Hindu Religion
as a pioneer of religion in Indonesia. (2) They are bound with some of
praying place (Pura), (3) Balinese people bound by family system, (4)
They are bound by the community surrounding them like Banjar or Desa
Pekraman. (5) They are also bound by race system which get in heritance
from the ancestor hereditarily, (6) Some of Balinese farmers are bound
with Traditional Irrigation System which is called Subak, (7) Balinese
also bound by Indonesia Government System.
Balinese Life and Structure
Generally, the Balinese Community System
is oriented by two structures (Social Traditional Structure and Social
Formal Structure). The Social Traditional Structure has based on the
long story from before Hindu era until now and Social Formal Structure
is bound of the Balinese integrity into Republic Indonesia since 17
August 1945 . The most familiar Balinese life concept which is called 'Tri Hita Karana'
and it is believe will bring them into prosperous where this concept
has three angle point in the Balinese in order to keep the good balance
between human and environment, human and human the last one human and
god.
BANJAR
Banjar
is a group of social community that has band of area, activities and
social life. The purpose of Banjar is to held each other in line with
the social activities like wedding ceremony, people death, take a part
of refurbishment of temple, road, cleanliness of the area, security
protection and do all the activities together in economic, social and
ritual field. The Banjar is lead by Klian Banjar, which is consisted of
50 - 200 family leaders.
SUBAK
SUBAK
is a social-economic organization to organize the irrigation system in
Bali where the member it self is from the owner of the rice field. The
focus activities of Subak is around the irrigation of the rice field and
beside of that it is also has the economic activities and done some
religious activities in Pura Subak. In Bali there are about 1300 Subak,
where the structurally consist of Subak Tempekan and Subak Gede. Subak
it self is lead by 'Pekaseh' and he/she organize and arrange the water
irrigation system, irrigation maintenance, to schedule the rice
plantation including the cleaning of insect program.
SEKAA
SEKAA
is a group of social community, which has proposed to conduct the
special event and inclined based on voluntary. The Sekaa is built based
on the same propose, norm and activities. In Bali, there are a lot of
Sekaa that effect to all aspect Balinese life from the security, social,
environment, religion, economic, art etc. The most of Sekaa in Bali is more glow is Art Sekaa and based on survey is about 1500 organization.