Title

Balinese Water Temples

Description

Balinese Water Temples have been an integral part of the agricultural rice paddy systems in Bali for over 1,000 years. Water is distributed from the Supreme Water Temple of Bali throughout the land. This distribution cycle involves neighbors meeting in a democratic subak to discuss the synchronization of their planting.

Steve Lansing's video link below goes into further detail about the Bali water temples.

Steve Lansing: Bali's water temples

Stephen Lansing: Perfect Order: A Thousand Years in Bali

Denomination

Hindu

Resources For Study

Environmental History