MITOS TENGET DALAM PELESTARIAN LINGKUNGAN HUTAN DI PURA PUSER SAAB NUSA PENIDA, BALI

Abstract

The environment of Pura Puser Saab Forest is located in Nusa Penida District, Klungkung Regency. The myth of Tenget is able to preserve the existence of the forest because of the relationship and symbolic power of the interaction between the community and the forest environment. Respect for the forest environment is carried out by rituals and protecting the forest as a form of personification of nature and the human body. Forest sacralization as social capital for forest sustainability and community survival. The myth of tenget is a form of respect and a way of communicating with the forest community. The existence of Tri Hita Karana as a concept of harmony to maintain the integrity of the Puser Saab Temple Forest environment. This study used a qualitative approach with respondents from figures around the forest. This study aims to determine the local wisdom of the community around Pura Puser Saab in preserving the forest environment. The research results show that Mitos Tenget is a form of protection of the forest environment in Pura Puser Saab. The personification of nature such as the human body and humanizing nature makes the forest a social relation and social capital for the community. Tenget is a sacred process that is built as a form of respect and communication between the community and the forest environment.