Preservation of The Heritage of The Pura Dasar Bhuwana Gelgel Klungkung Bali Through Writing Inscriptions

Several scientific works have been published on the Pura Dasar Bhuwana Gelgel (PDBG) of Klungkung. Still, they have yet to systematically disclose the development of the religious system from the pre-Hindu era to the heyday of Hinduism in Gelgel. Interested in the heritage in and around the temple environment, we chose PDBG as our research object. This study reveals the long journey of various phenomena in social and religious life, from the megalithic era, where stones were used, to pelinggih (shrines) as a medium of worship as they appear magnificent today. To realize the sustainability of the temple’s existence, appropriate steps are needed for its preservation: protecting, developing, and utilizing the heritage in it. Starting from these heritage preservation efforts, the research raised the title: “Preserving Inheritance at the Bhuwana Gelgel Klungkung Bali Basic Temple through Writing Inscriptions”; as it is known that the source of data needed for writing inscriptions is much shorter than documents in book form. In this case, precise and selective steps are required in selecting material from book sources due to research carried out in 2020. The same is true in preparing the manuscript. For this reason, archaeological (archive) and genealogical (origin) methods were chosen for collecting data and writing using digital techniques.