Dang Hyang Nirartha

Dang Hyang Nirartha Statue at Uluwatu Temple

Danghyang Nirartha, also known as Pedanda Shakti Wawu Rauh, was a Shaivite religious figure in Bali and a Hindu traveler, during either the 15th[1] or the 16th century.[2] He was the founder of the Shaivite priesthood in Bali.[3]

Nirartha is also called Pedande Sakti Wawu Rauh[4] (the newcomer of Holy Priest); in Lombok he is known as Pangeran Semeru, and in Sumbawa as Prince Sangupati.[5]

  1. ^ Vickers 1987, p. 33.
  2. ^ Vickers 1987, p. 38.
  3. ^ Pringle 2004, p. 65.
  4. ^ Ardhana 2018, p. 36.
  5. ^ Ardhana 2018, p. 37.