A “Traditional” Balinese Martial Art, Part 2
Jan 15, 2019
3 minutes
BY ANTONIO GRACEFFO, PH.D.
SURE ENOUGH, my sarong showed the same three hues. “The three colors are called tridatu,” Komang said. “Red, black and white are the symbols for happiness, health and harmony.”
Another interpretation, he explained, is that red is for Brahma, the creator of the world and the patron god of Cambodian bokator; black is for Vishnu, the caretaker of the world; and white is for Shiva, the destroyer of the world.
KOMANG PAINTED his face and arms —
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