Cultural Resilience through Hindu Religious Arts Education: a Study of Gambuh in Pacung Village, Buleleng

Abstract

This study examines cultural resilience through Hindu religious arts education, focusing on strategies for knowledge transmission and the conservation of the Gambuh art form in Pacung Village, Buleleng. The research employs an interpretive qualitative approach, utilizing data collection techniques such as observation, interviews, and the mapping of practitioners, production practices, challenges, and preservation recommendations. The research results show that Gambuh survives because the ritual obligations at Ulun Suwi Temple become a deepening social, while practice, observation, and participation become vehicles for the transmission of embodied artistic and religious knowledge. Pacung also maintains Gong Suling as a musical identity, despite the shortening of the suling (flute) for practical reasons. However, transmission remains vulnerable due to the concentration of rehearsals leading up to the piodalan (temple anniversary) ceremony, the fact that some musicians master only specific sections, and the lack of systematic documentation of local knowledge. This study formulates a cycle of cultural resilience comprising the deepening of rituals, contextual learning, knowledge codification, and adaptive circulation.