Welcome to the fourth lesson.

In this lesson, we will discuss the literary traditions in Bali, different genres of traditional Balinese literature, their teachings, and how they give rise to the entire Balinese culture. Including, of course, the yogic and tantric literature that become sources for this course. Understanding Balinese literature is one key element to understanding Balinese culture from its primary source.

The outcomes of this lesson are:

• To understand the Balinese literary tradition.
• To understand different types of Balinese traditional literature and its teachings.
• To understand the vast and deep Balinese yogic teachings in its literature.