Consensus State of The Hindu Community in Bali

Abstract

The aim of this research is to find out the consensus of the state which is the foundation of Hindu’s in Bali and the relationship between the consensus of the state and the values of Hindu spiritual culture in order to realize a harmonious, peaceful, and democratic state life. The method used is an ethnographic method with a qualitative approach. The subjects in this study were civic education practitioners, Hindu religious activist, and cultural practitioners. Data collection technique is using interview techniques semistructured interviews and observation techniques of complete participation. The data analysis technique used in this study is a data analysis technique which consists of three flow of activities that occur simultaneously, namely data reduction, data presentation, conclusion verification. The results of this study are the state consensus that forms the basis for Hindus in Bali, namely Pancasila, the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, Bhineka Tunggal Ika, and NKRI. The state consensus has a close relationship with the values of Hindu spiritual culture in the context of realizing a harmonious, peaceful and democratic state life. The first consensus is Pancasila which is likened to the roof that builds the Indonesian nation, the second consensus is the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia as the constitutional basis, the third consensus is the Bhineka Tunggal Ika which functions as the spirit of development of the Indonesian nation, and the fourth consensus NKRI which functions as a fortress of protection, in strengthening the identity of the Indonesian nation.