In the 2nd Diversity activity, PMM 3 Deputy Dean 1 of FHIS who was also the accompanying lecturer for the Archipelago Module, Prof. Dr. Dewa Gede Sudika Mangku, S.H., LL.M invited all PMM 3 students to visit Puri Buleleng to introduce them to the history of Buleleng Regency as a whole.

Puri Buleleng, previously known as Puri Kanginan, has a rich historical story that you can visit to broaden your knowledge. Before reviewing what you can find there, it’s a good idea to first know what is meant by puri and is puri the same as a temple. Puri is clearly different from the temple which is a place of prayer for Hindus. Puri is basically a comfortable residence for nobles such as kings and members of their families in the past, but up to now, a castle is also occupied by family members of royal descent, including Puri Buleleng, which is one of the proofs of the legacy of the Buleleng Kingdom.

At the main door in Madya Mandala, you will see a green gate and a high white wall which is one of the prides of this castle called “Ancak Aji Sagung” accompanied by 2 photos attached to the wall and shady trees growing around it. this area. Entering the inner area of ​​the castle you will see a building called Gedong Punggawa Soeria and what is unique is that the main mandala courtyard of this castle is located on the ground which is higher than the surrounding area. Each mandala in this palace is surrounded by a boundary wall and connected by a grand kori-like high door. Some of the buildings that you can see in the inner area include the pavilion, a room for entertaining guests, bedrooms for members of the royal family as well as the Bale Mas which has 8 pillars, and the Bale Singasari which is used to carry out the Human Yadnya and Pitra Yadnya ceremonies by the Puri Buleleng family.

In this castle, PMM students can also find historical relics from the ancient Balinese era in the form of lontar script manuscripts whose existence is still preserved and whose titles have now been inventoried, cleaned, and identified, for example Lontar Prasasti Buleleng, Paswaran Buleleng, Lontar Babad Pasek, Babad Blahbatuh, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Sutasoma, Usada etc. For PMM 3 students who don’t know what Lontar or Lontar Manuscript is, it can actually be said to be a medium for writing stories, texts or scripts, medical material, and even pictures of wayang stories made from dried ental leaves. Writing on a palm leaf is not easy and cannot be done carelessly because you have to use a special tool, namely a special knife called a pengrupak. Because of the uniqueness of this lontar manuscript, its preservation must be maintained so that Puri Buleleng also takes part in maintaining the lontar collection at the castle.