Balinese mythology is the system of myths, cosmological ideas, divine beings, and symbolic narratives that underpin Balinese Hinduism, the predominant religion of the island of Bali, Indonesia. It represents a syncretic tradition shaped by Indian Hindu and Buddhist influences, Javanese folklore and mythology, and older indigenous Balinese beliefs based on animism and ancestor worship.
Balinese mythology is the system of myths, cosmological ideas, divine beings, and symbolic narratives that underpin Balinese Hinduism, the predominant religion of the island of Bali, Indonesia. It represents a syncretic tradition shaped by Indian Hindu and Buddhist influences, Javanese folklore and mythology, and older indigenous Balinese beliefs based on animism and ancestor worship.
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