Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Tri Angga

I have found two different answers to this question but I think it has the same meaning to it.

High, middle and low – Tri Angga means having “three parts”. It can also be represented by the human body, building, structures, town planning and the environment in which the Balinese live amongst them. Besides that, high- sacred mountains, which form a ridge from east to west through the centre of the island, middle- where most of the Balinese live, low- is the sea is an example how the Tri Angga of Bali as a whole place are divided.

Another answer that I found- Tri Angga is part of the Tri Hita Karana or known as Atma, Angga and Khaya. Tri Angga is a system of dividing zones or areas in the traditional architecture of Bali.

1. Utama- Parts which is positioned at the highest- head

2. Madya- Parts which is positioned in the middle- body

3. Nista- Parts which is positioned at the lowest- leg


In my opinion, Tri Angga is the method of placing spaces or system of diving/arranging in hierarchal terms (by hierarchy).


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