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Niskala

niskala

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  • spiritual, invisible, as opposed to sekala - tangible (Mider) (Adjective) en
  • used only to refer to unseen spirits whose forces or powers are known and can be experienced, but who cannot be seen en
  • tidak terlihat di dunia nyata; tidak berwujud; mujarad; abstrak; tidak kasat mata (Mider) (Adjective) id
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Alus sor
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Alus mider
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Alus madya
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Alus singgih
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Bali dataran dialect
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Bali aga dialect
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Usage Examples

Panulame miwah iluminasi ngalimbakang pengalaman-pengalaman sajroning pikayun miwah parilaksana sane nenten manut sasana, asapunika taler panulame saking indik-indik sane kacingak tur kapirengang, prasida kauningin utawi katarka saking makudang-kudang pamargi, tios ring baga 'diagnosis psikiatri barat'.
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Shad­ows and Illu­mi­na­tions explores how non-normative men­tal events and behav­ior, includ­ing audi­tory and visual hal­lu­ci­na­tions, can be under­stood or inter­preted in mul­ti­ple ways out­side the con­fines of West­ern psy­chi­atric diagnostics.

"In a culture where no distinction is made between the secular and the religious or supernatural, the sekala and the niskala as the Balinese call them, the latter can enter into daily routines and beliefs ...Sekala means what you can sense -- see, hear, smell, and touch. Niskala involves that which cannot be sensed directly, but which can only be felt within. Niskala plays a much more important role in Balinese culture than it does in the West. Niskala is a very personal matter, often difficult to articulate or, in some cases, hazardous to do."

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In Balinese:   Duk ngenin undang-undang punika, titiang wastan ring panegara sane majeng ring parhyangan niskala, yening jagat raga puniki dados ring Bumi nenten dadosang.

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In Balinese:   Astungkara prasida ngawerdiang Bali sane tentrem kerta raharja, sekala niskala.

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In Balinese:   Krama Indonésia, utaminnyané Bali, dumun rumasa bangga santukan niskala punika sampun dados genah wisata sané pinih utama ring jagaté ring daftar Traveler Choice Award versi Trip Advisor warsa 2021.

In English:   The 6th " Bali Biggest Clean-Up”, which was held in February this year and as part of the waste Care Day commemoration, managed to collect 88,000 pieces of plastic in 130 locations and involved about 4,000 people, including domestic and foreign tourists.

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In Balinese:   Wenten kalih pemargi sane dados kalaksanayang inggih punika pamargi sekala lan pemargi niskala.

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In Balinese:   Danuné madué makatah kawigunan sekala miwah niskala.

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In Balinese:   Ngraksa sumber daya alam madasar antuk manah niskala pacang ngawerdiang palemahane mangda satata lestari tur mawiguna majeng ring para janane.

In English:   By protecting natural resources on a spiritual basis, the preservation of nature and the survival of the people will be guaranteed.

In Indonesian:   Dengan memproteksi sumber daya alam dalam basis spiritual, kelestarian alam dan keberlangsungan hidup rakyat akan terjamin.

In Balinese:   Mligbagang gering di Bali tusing dadi leb uli paundukan niskala, mapan makudang-kudang rontal medasang geringe ngelah pangangon uli kapetengan.

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In Balinese:   Pemerintah Provinsi Bali taler mautsaha nyikiang sinergi sumangdane ngewetuang masa depan Indonesia miwah krama Bali sane trepti miwah rahayu sekala niskala, ring kuubin Bhineka Tunggal Ika sane kalandasin antuk Pancasila nuju Bali Era Baru.

In English:   which is based on Pancasila towards the New Era of Bali.

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In Balinese:   Piranti gamelan puniki kapracaya prasida ngiket jagat sekala miwah niskala, sane ketah kabaos gumin wong samar.

In English:   Gong Raja Due is an ancient orchestral set kept at Puseh Bale Agung Temple, Sepang Traditional Village, Busung Biu District, Buleleng Regency, Bali.

In Indonesian:   Gong Raja Due adalah seperangkat orkestra kuno yang disimpan di Pura Puseh Bale Agung Desa Adat Sepang, Kecamatan Busung Biu, Kabupaten Buleleng, Bali.

In Balinese:   Dados Jero anak lingsir uning ring wastan titiange, sapasira sujatine Jerone puniki?” Buin mabaos anake lingsir, “Uduh Cening, bapa sing ja ada len tuah I Kaki Buyut ane nongos di niskala, ngawawa tongose di tukade ene.

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In Balinese:   Punika mawinan internet pinaka piranti “niskala” pinih mabuat kaangen ngamargiang kauripan.

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In Balinese:   Punika taler sakadi maosang indik Dedauhan, Wariga, Kala Rau, Sakala kalawan Niskala, makasami mapaiketan ring parinama ‘kala’.

In English:   It's the same as talking about Dedauhan, Wariga, Kala Rau, Sakala and Niskala, all related to the term 'kala'.

In Indonesian:   Konsep ‘kala’ sebagai waktu atau sarana berkarma, disamakan dengan harta, oleh karenanya tidak boleh ‘buang-buang waktu’.

In Balinese:   Nini Wegig kebagi antuk kalih arti, kapertama "Nini" sane maarti dadong-dadong (nenek - nenek) lan "Wegig" maarti solah nyane sane sesai ngugul anak ring niskala.

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In Indonesian:   Nini Wegig dibagi menjadi dua suku kata, yakni Nini yang berarti seorang nenek - nenek dan Wegig yang berarti sifatnya suka mengganggu orang lain melalui dunia gaib.

In Balinese:   Manut niskala, taksu puniki sane ngawinan krama Baline ngatur miwah nglestariang ekosistem.

In English:   The local people believe that if the ecosystem controlled the above mentioned gods is disturbed, disasters will come.

In Indonesian:   Masyarakat percaya bahwa jika ekosistem yang menguasai dewa-dewa tersebut di atas terganggu, maka bencana akan datang.

In Balinese:   Tiosan punika aksara Bali taler kanggen nyuratang mabebaosan ring sekala taler nyuratang niasa-niasa niskala sajeroning tata agama, pamekas agama Hindu ring Bali.

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In Indonesian:   Kemudian kebudayaan Nasional salah satunya berasal dari kebudayaan daerah Bali.

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In Balinese:   Bali pinaka pulo dewata, pulo seribu pura akeh pisan kawentenan adat, tradisi, seni, lan budaya sane ngawinang jagat bali puniki metaksu ring sekala wiadin niskala.

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In Balinese:   Anoman pinaka bayu, luas ngrereh tamba, tan obah sakadi utsaha nayaka praja sane sampun sakala niskala ngmargiang pangrancana nambakin gering, durung kauniningin napi sane pinih patut, mapuara sapepeking utsaha kamargiang.

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In Balinese:   Wenten taler panorama alam sane asri lan indah, sane ade ring Bali minakadi gunung, pasih, lan toya subak.Wenten sane tiosan minakadi desa tradisional inggih punika penglipuran, trunyan lan tengenan sane ngajegagang adat lan budaya tradisional Bali.Yéning kaselehin indik sekala lawan niskala talér kauratiang, minakadi sepat siku-siku wénten kabaos olih Gubenur Bali “Nangun Sat Kérthi Loka Bali” sané maarti ngawangun kawéntenan jagat Bali sané suci tur nyaga kerahayuan alam Bali miwah sedagingnyané.Manut sekadi ajaran agama hindu Tri Hita Karana pinaka dasar ngrajegang budaya Bali.

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In Balinese:   Punika mawinan mangda prasida ngatasi pikobet sané sampun kawedar ring ajeng, iraga patut sayan tegas mangda nitenin niskala Bali mangda prasida nglestariang kasukertan miwah kaindahan alamnyané.

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In Balinese:   Dadosnyane, Tri Hita Karana mateges tatiga sane mawinan bagia utawi kerta raharja ring sekala lan niskala.

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In Balinese:   Leak inggih punika budaya Bali sane maakeh anak anak sane Nawang, wisatawan luar Bali ngadenang leak punika hantu Bali, nanging sane beneh leak punika ajah ajahan ring sastra agama, sane ngaenang anak ane melajahin ilmu leak ngebayangin utawi nyingakin tuhan sekadi manifestasi Dewi Durga mangda prasida ngelaksanayang ilmu aji pangeleakan punika, warga Bali punika ngadenang leak utawi ilmu puniki sekadi ilmu hitam, sane kaanggen nyakitin lan ngabahayain jatma jatma Bali sane lianan, nanging sane iraga baca, ilmu aji pangeleakan punika prasida ngaenang anak sane melajahin ilmu punika moksa, moksa punika ring agama maarti menyatu ngajak ida sang hyang Widhi Wasa, lan nenten kena punarbhawa, lan ilmu aji pengelakan punika prasida ngubatin anak anak sane sakit, nanging sakit puniki sakit secara Niskala, sekadi cetik pelet utawi sane lianan, makane ilmu puniki becik yening kaanggen olih anak sane mesolah becik, yening sane ngangge anak sane mesolah jele maka ilmu puniki bisa ngranayang baya, makane ngiring iraga sareng sareng yening nawang Wenten anak sane melajahin ilmu puniki ngiring senyep lan nenten ngumbar-ngumbar ke anak lianan, ilmu leak punika nenten je ilmu hitam nanging anak sane melajahin sane nentuin ilmu puniki becik napi Ten, ngiring iraga sareng sareng ngajegan ilmu pengeleakan puniki yening Kayun.

In English:   Leak (read: lay-Ak) is a popular Balinese icon.

In Indonesian:   Leak adalah budaya Bali yang banyak diketahui orang, wisatawan dari luar Bali mengira leak adalah hantu Bali, namun yang benar yakni leak adalah ajaran sastra agama yang membuat orang yang mempelajari ilmu leak membayangkan atau melihat Tuhan dengan manifestasi Dewi Durga agar bisa melaksanakan ilmi aji pangleakan tersebut.

In Balinese:   Mangda pulau Bali puniki ajeg tur suci sekala lan niskala, mangdane nenten malih kaletehin olih oknum bule sane nenten bertanggung jawab.

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In Indonesian:   Om sntih..sntih..santih..om

In Balinese:   Ring masa sane pacang rauh, tiang ngaptiang niskala puniki pacang terus nglimbak lan nincapang kualitas kahuripan kramane.

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In Balinese:   Seosan ring punika, sinalih tunggil prajuru desa adat Peliatan nlatarang, upacara Ngunya seosan ring utsaha pamahayu sacara niskala, taler pinaka utsaha sakala, inggih punika upacara Ngunya taler maka galah i krama, para yowana lan alit-alit mapauruk ngeret indria mangdane mautsaha nyutetang medal rikala wengi, saha yatna sajeroning nitenin kauripan mangda luput saking prawesan sasih sane sinanggeh kaon.

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In Balinese:   Mastikayang mangda sida gumi Baline ngemangguhang gemah ripah loh jinawi, tata tentram kerta raharja sekala lan niskala krama bali nenten kirang pangan kinum (Nangun sakertih loka Bali).

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In Balinese:   Saluir Krama sane jagi Munggah KA luhur wenang sareng-sareng nyaga karesikan palemahan pelinggih taler wanane antuk nenten ngentungang Luu plastik taler Luu sane tiosan,,sumangdane Pucak Bon stata asri sekala LAN niskala

In English:   before we get to the top we go through a densely forested road, many people climb there or even climbers who come there.

In Indonesian:   sebelum sampai diatasnya kita melalui jalan yang berhutan nan lebat, banyak orang yang tangkil kesana atau pun pendaki yang datang kesana.

In Balinese:   Nanging, nista pisan yening malaib saking ranang gana, sane sida pacang ngamolihang neraka ring sakala miwah niskala.

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In Balinese:   Mligbagang gering di Bali tusing dadi leb uli paundukan niskala, mapan makudang-kudang rontal medasang geringe ngelah pangangon uli kapetengan.

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In Indonesian:   Saat masyarakat merasa semakin terdesak, banyak orang kemudian mengaku mendapatkan petunjuk mengenai yadnya yang hendaknya dihaturkan untuk memusnahkan wabah penyakit.

In Balinese:   Tumpek Wariga: Maupacara ring Sakala miwah Niskala

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In Balinese:   Rahina ayu sakadi Tumpek Wariga puniki patutne dados galah becik imanusa pacang mautsaha ngalanduhang jagat Baline sakala miwah niskala.

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In Balinese:   Sapuput pulah palih ngupakara, atman I Lubdaka malesat ka niskala, tur tiba di teleng marga sanga.

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In Balinese:   Manut ring pamargi niskala, niki biasane wenten pailetane ring utang sane kabakta olih anak sane numadi saking palekadan ipun dumunan.

In English:   Metaphysically, this could be due to the debt (s)he has carried since his/her previous birth.

In Indonesian:   Secara metafisika, ini bisa jadi disebabkan oleh utang yang dibawanya sejak kelahiran sebelumnya.

In Balinese:   Wargi Kedonganane percaya, endute sane kapolihang saking rawa bako punika madue guna niskala.

In English:   Local people believe that the mud that comes from mangrove swamps in Kedonganan has spiritual properties.

In Indonesian:   Masyarakat setempat percaya bahwa lumpur yang berasal dari rawa bakau di Kedonganan memiliki khasiat secara spiritual.

In Balinese:   Dadosnyane, paiketan baligrafi mahakala sareng jam dinding: Mahakala inggih punika makaprabawa Bhatara Siwa pinaka bhatara sane mahottama, sane mawisesa ring kala miwah sarwa prani sane wenten ring jagate (sakala miwah niskala).

In English:   So the relationship between Mahakala calligraphy and wall clocks: Mahakala is the embodiment of Dewa Siwa as the supreme god, as the ruler of time and all the elements in the universe (sakala and niskala).

In Indonesian:   Mahakala adalah salah satu perwujudan Dewa Siwa sebagai maha pemusnah.

In Balinese:   Sasampune malukat irika, sang sane malukat dados nglanturang malukat ring Pasraman Tan Hana, sane kapracaya dados dwara nuju genah niskala.

In English:   This holy water is sprinkled in each house and to all family members.

In Indonesian:   Seluruh masyarakat boleh bergabung tanpa kecuali.

In Balinese:   Bhakti dados patut mawi budaya sane sampun mewali, sakewanten budaya krama Baline sampun dados bagia saking niskala ring sakala.

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In Balinese:   Ratu kabawos sang rumaksa gunung, sang suraksa sane tan karaksa, pangambel jagat, atmaning niskala, sasuhunan sane satinut, sang sane tan kasukat antuk manah, kawentenan sane langgeng, sane prasida kapanggih ring jagate.

In English:   Instead, it is an alias.

In Indonesian:   Kakawin ini memuat tentang deskripsi ibu kota Majapahit yang megah dan ramai pada masa kejayaannya.

In Balinese:   Malih pidan ja panglingsir desane polih baos niskala, irika upacara Sabha pacang kakawitin.

In English:   In the past, in these sacred forests there were baths for holy people.

In Indonesian:   Masyarakat percaya bahwa Puakan adalah tempat kali pertamanya Rsi Markandeya membuka hutan untuk lahan pertanian.

In Balinese:   Tarian punika nyihnayang rasa kaleketan ring niskala.

In English:   The aura that emanates tends to be scary and magical.

In Indonesian:   Aura yang terpancar cenderung menakutkan dan magis.

In Balinese:   Kawentenan sakadi puniki kantun lumrah majeng ring krama Bali, tur dados kawentenan sane tan sida kapalasang saking kauripan sekala miwah niskala krama Baline.

In English:   This kind of phenomenon is still common for Balinese people, and becomes an inseparable part of Balinese daily life, both physically and spiritually.

In Indonesian:   Fenomena semacam ini masih lumrah bagi orang Bali, dan menjadi bagian tak terpisahkan dari keseharian orang Bali dalam tataran lahir maupun batin.

In Balinese:   Ritatkala upacara puniki mamargi, biasane wenten akudang-kudang cihna niskala sane tan prasida karesepin olih manah i manusa.

In English:   When this ceremony takes place, unusual things sometimes happen beyond logic.

In Indonesian:   Pada saat upacara ini berlangsung, biasanya akan terjadi hal-hal di luar nalar manusia.

In Balinese:   Conto madue penyakit sane nenten uas, ngaturang arah niskala utawi sekancan sane nyatu teken jagat sane nenten nyata utawi niskala.

In English:   For example, having a disease that doesn't go away, asking for abstract guidance or anything related to the unreal (niskala) world.

In Indonesian:   Contoh memiliki penyakit yang tidak kunjung sembuh, memohon petunjuk niskala atau segala hal yang berkaitan dengan dunia tidak nyata (niskala).

In Balinese:   Dane wantah balian, nglantarang pamuwus niskala rauhing sakala, sane ngayahin para janane sajeroning tetamban tradisional, waged ring indik pinyungkan sarira miwah kayun.

In English:   To find out, Jro Putu sends the client’s spirit to communicate with their family.

In Indonesian:   Dia adalah seorang dasaran, tapakan, balian ketakson, atau balian meluasin.

In Balinese:   Akeh taler anak modern nunas pituduh niskala yening madue pikobet sane tan munggah ring logika.

In English:   Many modern Balinese also ask for spiritual guidance when they encounter problems beyond logic.

In Indonesian:   Jero Dasaran atau Balian ini biasanya telah memiliki kemampuan supranatural baik karena belajar, mendapatkan warisan ilmu atau karena bawaan lahir.

In Balinese:   Kramane nyuciang jero soang-soang lan palemahan saking sekancan mala sekala lan niskala.

In English:   So, on Nyepi day, Bali looks like a dead island.

In Indonesian:   Jadi, pada hari Nyepi, Bali seperti pulau mati.

In Balinese:   Samaliha ngamargiang upacara kasucian Malasti miwah ngaturang pakelem ring tengahing Segara Kerthi, pinaka yadnya campuhan urip sarwa prani .Segara Kerthi wantah srana nglebur mala, terehing Bhuwana Agung –Alit ngawi winih nirmala sekala- niskala tan wenten lempas kalebur.

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In Balinese:   Yen i raga nyak bakti teken guru-guru sekalane, pastika Ida Hyang Guru Niskala pacang masueca.

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In Balinese:   Niki ngawe jagate leteh manut niskala.

In English:   This caused nature to become spiritually polluted.

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In Balinese:   Kenten taler, peranti pingit utawi mistik madue energi alus sane ketah kasengguh energi niskala.

In English:   Likewise, mystical objects or sacred objects have subtle energy which is commonly called magical energy.

In Indonesian:   Ngulapin adalah upacara yang dilakukan terhadap suatu kecelakaan atau apabila suatu benda diperbaiki.

In Balinese:   Nyabran kala, minyak taler kapasupati mangda sang angangge polih taksu niskala, biasane angge pangasih, mapiket tur mangda kebal.

In English:   Sometimes, oil is also given a pamasupati ceremony so that those who use the oil get magical powers, usually to attract the opposite sex, smooth business or immunity.

In Indonesian:   Kadang-kadang, minyak pun diberikan upacara pamasupati agar yang memakai minyak itu mendapatkan kekuatan gaib, biasanya untuk menarik lawan jenis, kelancaran usaha atau kekebalan.

In Balinese:   Sakewanten, pamasupati inggih punika upacara nedunang energi niskala ring barang-barang pingitmangda barang punika mataksu tur nenten dados kaangge ngawang-awag.

In English:   Both are very important objects at the Ngaben ceremony.

In Indonesian:   Keduanya adalah benda yang sangat penting pada upacara Ngaben.

In Balinese:   Sakala niskala pangweruhé masunar

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In Balinese:   Pemilihan puniki kalaksanayng ring wewengkon Bali, bumi parahyangan sane suci, keni wewidangan Pura Besakih, niskala sareng skala.

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In Balinese:   nenten uning ring sesana sampun pocol sekala niskala.

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In Balinese:   Iraga idup ring Bali mangdane yatna saking sekancan gegodan skala miwah niskala sane nenten becik.

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In Balinese:   Nyumu saking pengobatan sane sungkan sekala utawi niskala, kesaktian balian, dewaning pragina, dewa taksu, lan linggih ring Pura Dalem dados Mahapatih.

In English:   Starting from the treatment of scale or abstract pain, the supernatural powers of Balian, the god of art, Dewa taksu, and resided in the Dalem temple as Mahapatih.

In Indonesian:   Mulai dari pengobatan sakit sekala ataupun niskala, kesaktian balian, dewa kesenian, dewa taksu, dan berdiam di pura Dalem menjadi Mahapatih.

In Balinese:   Tan sumbangsaye malih, puniki marupa utsaha sane pinih kainggilang mangdennye prasida misuguhang pangaksi ngeninin nusa sane sajangkepnyane sasukat Fred Eiseman, Jr's Bali : Sekala lan Niskala ( 1990), utawi Adrian Vickers Bali : A Paradise Created ( 1989).

In English:   It is doubtless the most ambitious attempt to present a holistic view of the island since Fred Eiseman, Jr.’s Bali: Sekala and Niskala (1990), or Adrian Vickers’ Bali: A Paradise Created (1989).

In Indonesian:   Tidak diragukan lagi, ini adalah upaya paling ambisius untuk menyajikan pemandangan pulau yang holistik sejak Fred Eiseman, Jr.'s Bali: Sekala and Niskala (1990), atau Adrian Vickers' Bali: A Paradise Created (1989).

In Balinese:   Roga Sanghara Bhumi dadosne mateges lontar sane madaging tata cara nangkis bancana saking sisi niskala.

In English:   Roga Sanghara Bhumi means palm-leaf manuscript which contains ways of dealing with natural disasters from a spiritual side.

In Indonesian:   Roga Sanghara Bhumi berarti lontar yang berisi cara-cara menanggulangi bencana alam dari sisi spiritual.

In Balinese:   Sang hyang jaran napak pertiwi netralisir gumi apa sing kene gering, pikobet2 sane ngeranayang sungkan mangda daging sekala lan niskala seimbang.

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In Balinese:   Mangda ne sekala lan niskala ring Bali tetep ke ajegang lan nemuin kerahayuan sinareng sami.

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In Balinese:   Dadosnyane, Tri Hita Karana mateges tatiga sane mawinan bagia utawi kerta raharja ring sekala lan niskala.

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In Balinese:   Istilah ene tusing ja anggone mala di niskala dogen, dadi masih anggon di sekala.

In English:   This term can not only be used for the mystical, it can also be used in the real life.

In Indonesian:   Istilah ini bukan hanya bisa digunakan untuk dunia mistis, untuk di dunia nyata pun boleh digunakan.

In Balinese:   Nganinin indik niskala maiketan sareng indik religi utawi agama ring krama adat Bali contonyane nunas paica ngunggahang daksina (bebantenan utawi sarana upakara ring Hindu) kantos Covid-19 ical.

In English:   Handling Covid-19 with an approach from the Tri Hita Karana side is important considering that Bali is living with people that has the role of Desa Adat in it.

In Indonesian:   Oleh sebab itu, dengan berpedoman dari aturan yang ditetapkan oleh Pemerintah Pusat, Pemerintah Daerah Provinsi Bali juga mengimplementasikannya sesuai dengan kondisi di Bali.

In Balinese:   Penanganan Covid-19 saking Pemerintah tekening Desa Adat masi nganggen pendekatan sekala miwah niskala.

In English:   However, public awareness is also very important in order to break the chain of the spread of Covid-19.

In Indonesian:   Secara sekala juga telah dilakukan oleh Pemerintah Daerah dan Majelis Desa Adat Provinsi Bali yakni membatasi berbagai aktivitas religius yang melibatkan kerumunan sesuai dengan protokol penanganan Covid-19.

In Balinese:   Makasami sane wenten ring jagate mawit saking Hyang Widhi ring jagat niskala.

In English:   Everything that exists comes from God in the spiritual realm (niskala).

In Indonesian:   Segala sesuatu yang ada berasal dari Tuhan yang ada di alam rohani (niskala).

In Balinese:   Tali puser pinaka piranti utama ring sajeroning pakilitan niskala majeng ring sameton catur sanaknyane, inggih punika Anggapati, Mrajapati, Banaspati, miwah Banaspatiraja.

In English:   The umbilical cord is the main connecting tool or mystical connection between the baby and his four siblings (Sang Catur Sanak), namely Anggapati, Mrajapati, Banaspati, and Banaspatiraja.

In Indonesian:   Tali pusar merupakan alat penghubung utama atau pertalian mistik antara si bayi dengan saudara empatnya (Sang catur Sanak), yaitu Anggapati, Mrajapati, Banaspati, dan Banaspatiraja.

In Balinese:   Pamargin upacra ngaben puniki ring masyarakat Baline ring niskala mtetujon anggen ngicalang panglalah kaon ring entik-entikanne.

In English:   The implementation of Ngaben Bikul based on the views of the Balinese people aims to clean up plant pests and also eliminate bad influences from the noetic aspect.

In Indonesian:   Pelaksanaan Ngaben bikul ini berdasarkan pandangan masyarakat Bali bertujuan untuk membersihkan hama tanaman dan juga menghilangkan pengaruh-pengaruh buruk dari aspek niskala.

In Balinese:   Anake sampun percaya, wanarane irika ring Pulaki kadruwenang ring jagat niskala.

In English:   Whenever this ceremony takes place, people offer various kinds of fruits and cakes to the monkeys.

In Indonesian:   Pura ini adalah salah satu pura tertua di Bali, dan direstorasi tatkala Dang Hyang Nirartha mengunjungi tempat itu pada tahun 1489.

In Balinese:   Ento awanan ia bisa nampi baos niskala.

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  1. Elemental Productions (permission from Robert Lemelson): http://elementalproductions.org/portfolio/films/
  2. Fred Eiseman, Bali: Sekala & Niskala, vol. 1, Tuttle Publishing 1990