Trunyan phenomenon
(There is no smell on the corpses of the dead )
Village Trunyan is an ancient village on the shores of Lake Batur, Kintamani, Bangli regency. This village is a village of Bali Aga, Bali Mula with community life that is unique and interesting.
Bali Aga, means people Bali from the mountain, while At Bali Mula means original people Bali.
Based on folk etymology, Trunyan people perceive themselves and their identity in the two versions.
The first version, the person is a person Trunyan Bali derivative, because they believe that their ancestors’ down ‘from heaven to earth Trunyan. Related to this version, the Trunyan have a sacred myth or tale about the origins of Trunyan is a Goddess of the sky.
Second version, Trunyan people living in the ecological system with the tree Taru Menyan, the spread of tree fragrant smell. Combination of the word “Taru” and “menyan” said developing Trunyan used the village name and the people name of this village.
Trunyan village located on the east edge of Lake Batur, this location is very remote. Road from Penelokan, Kintamani, only arrived in the village Kedisan. From Kedisan village to Trunyan people village must cross the lake Batur for 45 minutes with a motorboat or 2 hours by boat is driven with a mortar paddle. In addition to the water way, Trunyan can also be achieved through the land, passing through the Buah and Abang village paths.
Trunyan village atmosphere is very cool, average temperature 17 degrees Celsius and can go down to 12 degrees Celsius. Lake Batur with the size of 9 km long and 5 km wide is one of the water source and the source of life agricultural community south and east of Bali.
Travel to Trunyan very enjoyable. While standing at the dock on the edge of timber, clearly visible two natural wonders of glamor. In the west, across Lake Batur, Batur mountain soaring. In the east, a large shade tree of the same shape altar stone. No offering flowers or fruit on the altar of prayer, such as general, which have only some of a human skull line cleanly.
In this area there is a tradition that is quite unique funeral. Residents who have died remains funeral on the large stone basin that has 7 units.
Remains only paled bamboo plait. Unique, once spend - even if although it does not balm , it does not spread stench.
Explanation of why the dead bodies sprawl on the offhand sema that does not cause the natural smell, decomposition to occur on these bodies is due to Taru Menyan tree, which can remove the fragrance and able neutral smell dead bodies. so that even if left with no corpses buried, there is no smell stink. Taru means tree, and Menyan means fragnant. Taru Menyan tree, only growing in this area. So Tarumenyan later known as Trunyan trust so that as the origin of the village.
According to the trust people Trunyan we can not take goods that have here, because the goods that belong to those who are buried here.
Specifically, related to the belief Trunyan people about the disease and death, the way the funeral Trunyan have 2 types, namely:
1. Placed the relic on the ground under the open air with a mepasah. Those who funeral way with mepasah are those who at the time of death of those who have settle down, people are still celibate and a small child that the child’s teeth have been date.
2. Buried. People buried after they died is a disability, or death at the time of the injury is not healed, such as for example occurs in the body of smallpox, leprosy and others. People who die with no reasonable or killed as suicide is also buried. Young children who the teeth have not date also buried when dead.
For the purpose of burial, in the village there are 3 tombs Trunyan namely:
1. Sema (grave) Wayah for the natural death. The location of the north.
2. Sema Muda to bury the baby and small children or residents who are adults but not yet married.
3. Sema Bantas for residents who die unnatural, eg because of accident or suicide. The first two graves, Sema Wayah and Sema Muda, is located quite far apart with the village, while Sema Bantas is located near the village Trunyan.
People Trunyan is the first time Bali with a strong tradition.
Trunyan is one of the Bali Aga village (Bali kuna), which is in the District of Kintamani, Bangli regency. Almost similar to the Bali Aga village of Tenganan in Manggis District, Karangasem Regency, Trunyan have differences with the villages in Bali others.
Trunyan residents call themselves as descendants of the Balinese, the people who first came down from the sky and the land occupied island of Bali. Meanwhile, another resident called Bali tribe who came from Java (Majapahit). Anthropologist James Danandjaja that examine the Trunyan mention, Trunyan people do have pride in the characteristics of different groups of their community with other Bali.
Although equally profess Hindu religion, values and traditions of the people with Trunyan different villages in Bali others. Example, in a ceremony of death, people Trunyan also know Ngaben tradirion like people Bali, but the Trunyan corpse is not burned.
As discussed above, when a citizen reasonably Trunyan died, their corpses covered white, held the ceremony, and then placed without buried under the big tree, Taru Menyan tree, the Sema Wayah. However, when the cause of death is not reasonable, the corpse buried in the Sema Bantas. The uniqueness of this interesting for tourists visiting Trunyan.
The uniqueness is another ancient monument, Trunyan inscription. In the year 813 Saka (891 BC), King Singhamandawa allowing residents derivative (Trunyan) to build the temple. Temple of a seven-storeyed building is a place of worship Bhatara Da Tonta.
This seven-storeyed temple called Pura Hyang Turun. Stored in a stone statue Megalitik a trusted and regarded as a holy community Trunyan statue Da Tonta. Also known as Jagat Pura Pancering as the palace of Ratu Gede Pancering Jagat.
Every two years in this temple there is big ceremony. Right on Sasih Purnama Kapat. Society celebrates with Trunyan staging sacred dance, Barong dance Brutuk and Sanghyang Dedari. Unfortunately, Sanghyang Dedari dance is now extinct, no more people dancing.
