Puja Mandala in Benoa, Badung, Bali as the Model of Religious Tolerance

Abstract

This research discusses the model of religious tolerance in Puja Mandala, Benoa, South of Kuta, Badung, Bali. Puja Mandala is an area with Mosque, Catholic Church, Monastery, Christian Church, and Temple stand side by side. This research also discusses the supporting factors of religious tolerance in Puja Mandala, how do they can communicate well and keep the harmony until now. Generally, Bali society has been dependent on upright religious tolerance far away before Puja Mandala was built. This is supported by Hindu Teaching, Tri Hita Karana to do and get in touch well with other humans without seeing their religions, ethnicities, or even their tribes. The Research data had been taken from interview results with some religions’ leader and some officials from each house of worship in Puja Mandala with a qualitative method. Besides, the researcher also has observed and taken some documents from each house of worship as an accurate additional reference.