Meru Ethnomathematics at Ulun Danu Temple Beratan Bedugul as Mathematics Learning Material

Etnomatematika Meru Pada Pura Ulun Danu Beratan Bedugul Sebagai Bahan Pembelajaran Matematika

Abstract

Indonesia is a country rich in cultural diversity. Each region has its own cultural characteristics in terms of cultural customs to religion, but each region certainly has different cultural customs. Ethnomatematics is the correlation between the field of mathematics and the culture and customs of the local community in an area. Temple is a place of worship and religious activities of Hindus. The research area is Ulun Danu Beratan Temple, Candi Kuning Village, Baturiti District, Tabanan Regency because there is meru that the researcher wants to study. This type of research uses descriptive qualitative research with an ethnographic approach. At Meru Ulun Danu Batur Temple. Meru has the concept of congruence, dilatation, and the concept of a truncated pyramid. Meru has a stacked truncated pyramid shape with a perfect pyramid shape at the top. The learning material obtained in this study was in the form of a summary of student worksheets on congruence material and data side spatial shapes, namely pyramids.