Published date:Mar 17 2019

Journal Title: KnE Social Sciences

Issue title: International Seminar on Language, Education, and Culture (ISoLEC)

Pages:477–486

DOI: 10.18502/kss.v3i10.3936

N L Putu Yuni KrisnayanthiYunikrisna13@gmail.com

N M Diana Erfiani

P Chris Susanto

This study aims to explore the prevailing myth behind the proper etiquette of appearance and conduct that Balinese Hindus must observe when praying at Pebini Temple in Catur Village, Kintamani, Bangli. Worshippers who pray at this temple must avoid opulence by not wearing any jewelries, red articles of clothing, even undergarments. This relate to the myth of Pebini Temple as one of the sacred meditation sites of Dewi Danu, the goddess of fertility and ruler of Lake Batur. The study employs descriptive-qualitative analysis using the technique of observation, interviews, and documentations. Further, it uses The Systemic Functional Linguistic (SFL) approach based on the principle of semiotics to analyze the structure, meaning, and social function of the myth. The structure of this myth was established in such a way that conveys a certain meaning, which is still relevant today for the communities that worship at Pebini Temple. From the analysis, the structure, meaning, and social function of the myth of Pebini Temple can be revealed. Based on those components, it depict life in the palace and the everyday life of Balinese society in the past as well in the present. The myth of Pebini Temple text is the representation of culture and meaning in which the value of the Balinese society are inherent.

Keywords: myth, Systemic Functional Linguistic, Balinese Hinduism, structure, meaning, social function

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