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Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa

Also called: Acintya, Sang Hyang Tunggal, Ida Sang Hyang Widhi

The one supreme being of Balinese Hinduism, described as an absolute source rather than a personal god, of whom Brahma, Wisnu and Siwa are manifestations. The figure Acintya was for centuries a form of Shiva; the supreme-principle formulation was sharpened when Indonesian law required a recognised religion to profess one god.

Sources: Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa — Wikipedia; Balinese Hinduism — Wikipedia; Acintya — Wikipedia · see Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa's web

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Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa has form

Brahma (God) Southeast Asian · Three faces of one Widhi
Manifestation of the one Widhi in Balinese teaching.
Vishnu (God) Southeast Asian · Three faces of one Widhi
As Wisnu.
Shiva (God) Southeast Asian · Three faces of one Widhi
As Siwa; Acintya was long a Shaivite form.

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Three faces of one Widhi
How a tradition frames it · as the one supreme source · 2 tellings

Cited

Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa — Wikipedia Encyclopedia
Balinese Hinduism — Wikipedia Encyclopedia
Acintya — Wikipedia Encyclopedia