Perpetuating Balinese Rituals: Duty, Debt and Superstition | Episode 30

The NOW! Bali Podcast

In this episode, host Eddy Speirs shares a bite-sized perspective piece on factors that help to perpetuate Balinese rituals through time.

Balinese Hindu philosophy has some effective built-in mechanisms for self-perpetuation down the generations. It is a mechanism driven by duty, debt and superstition. This is seen in the principle known as Tri Rna, the three duties or obligations one must fulfil during one’s life.

This episode comes from an article published in TIMELESS Bali Volume 4, the fourth iteration in the annual publication series, released in August 2024.

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