Ritual Participation Saturation and Declining Reflective Engagement among Hindu Students in Repetitive Religious Learning Contexts

I Wayan Darna; I Made Wiguna Yasa; Made Redana; Gede Rai Parsua

doi:10.55927/fjas.v5i9.128

Authors

I Wayan Darna Universitas Hindu Negeri I Gusti Bagus Sugriwa Denpasar
I Made Wiguna Yasa Universitas Hindu Negeri I Gusti Bagus Sugriwa Denpasar
Made Redana Universitas Hindu Negeri I Gusti Bagus Sugriwa Denpasar
Gede Rai Parsua Universitas Hindu Negeri I Gusti Bagus Sugriwa Denpasar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55927/fjas.v5i9.128

Keywords:

Hindu Students, Ritual Participation, Reflective Engagement, Religious Education, Phenomenology

Abstract

This study explores Hindu students’ experiences of ritual participation saturation and declining reflective engagement within repetitive religious learning contexts. The study aims to examine how repeated religious practices influence students’ interpretation, personal meaning, and cognitive involvement in Hindu religious education. Employing an interpretive phenomenological approach, data were collected through semi-structured interviews, observations, and document analysis involving 12 Grade XI Hindu students in a Hindu-based senior high school in Denpasar, Bali. The findings reveal a paradoxical condition in which students maintain active participation in religious rituals while experiencing reduced reflective involvement toward their philosophical meanings. This study highlights the need to transform repetitive religious practices into reflective learning experiences that foster deeper spiritual awareness and meaningful engagement.

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