E ISSN 2722-1415
Krisna S. Yogiswari
Sekolah Tinggi Agama Hindu Negeri Mpu Kuturan Singaraja
Email: yogiswarikrisna@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Local wisdom is a local idea or view that is wise, full of wisdom, is of a good nature which is
embedded and followed by members of the community. This view is closely related to the nature
of traditional institutions, strict contextuality as well as universal. Lontar Bhuwana Sangksepa
as a form of traditional literature that contains a lot of local wisdom, especially about the
process of creating the universe. This study uses a qualitative approach with the hermeneutic
method. This study found that the cosmological values contained in Lontar Bhuwana have an
influence on the daily life of the Balinese people, this can be seen from the determination of
space in the Balinese residential pattern and the calculation of the implementation and form
of ritual facilities performed by the Balinese people are strongly influenced by the
understanding of the cosmos. developing in society. This study also finds that there is a
relevance of the concept of cosmology in Lontar Bhuwana Sangksepa to the understanding of
the Balinese cosmos.
Keywords: Cosmology, Balinese Society, Lontar Bhuwana Sangksepa