Acintya

Achintya, Tunggal
Sanghyang Widhi Wasa
Achintya, Tunggal; Sanghyang Widhi Wasa
	Depiction of Achintya as radiating sun god, on the back of an empty throne on the top of Padmasana shrine, Jimbaran, Bali
Affiliation	Supreme God
Symbol	empty throne

Achintya (from Sanskrit: अचिन्त्य, "the inconceivable", "the unimaginable"),^[1]^[2] also known as Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa (Balinese: "The Divine Order") and Sang Hyang Tunggal ("The Divine Oneness"),^[1]^[3]^[4] is the Supreme God of Indonesian Hinduism (formally known as Agama Hindu Dharma), especially on the island of Bali. Achintya is equivalent to the metaphysical concept of Brahman of Indian Hinduism and is the Supreme God in traditional wayang (shadow puppet) theatre.^[4] All gods, goddesses, and existence are believed to be the manifestation of the Achintya in Balinese Hinduism.^[1]^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c Margaret J. Wiener (1995). Visible and Invisible Realms: Power, Magic, and Colonial Conquest in Bali. University of Chicago Press. pp. 51–55. ISBN 978-0-226-88580-3.
^ Helen M. Creese (2016). Bali in the Early Nineteenth Century: The Ethnographic Accounts of Pierre Dubois. BRILL Academic. pp. 226–227. ISBN 978-90-04-31583-9.
^ Hobart, Angela (2003). Healing Performances of Bali: Between Darkness and Light. Berghahn Books. p. 151. ISBN 9781571814814.
^ ^a ^b Hobart, Angela (1987). Dancing Shadows of Bali: Theatre and Myth. KPI. p. 48. ISBN 9780710301086.
^ "Acintya dalam Perspektif Hindu: Sifat Tak Terpikirkan Tuhan yang Terwujud" (in Indonesian). Pubvel. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

[Wiener1995p51-1] Margaret J. Wiener (1995). Visible and Invisible Realms: Power, Magic, and Colonial Conquest in Bali. University of Chicago Press. pp. 51–55. ISBN 978-0-226-88580-3.

[2] Helen M. Creese (2016). Bali in the Early Nineteenth Century: The Ethnographic Accounts of Pierre Dubois. BRILL Academic. pp. 226–227. ISBN 978-90-04-31583-9.

[healing-3] Hobart, Angela (2003). Healing Performances of Bali: Between Darkness and Light. Berghahn Books. p. 151. ISBN 9781571814814.

[hobart-4] Hobart, Angela (1987). Dancing Shadows of Bali: Theatre and Myth. KPI. p. 48. ISBN 9780710301086.

[5] "Acintya dalam Perspektif Hindu: Sifat Tak Terpikirkan Tuhan yang Terwujud" (in Indonesian). Pubvel. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

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