what is pancasila

Pancasila is the legal governing ideology of Indonesia, enshrined as the ideology of Indonesia when the nation gained independence from the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1945. It is a collection of values or norms that reflect the noble cultural and religious values of the Indonesian nation. Pancasila comprises five principles: monotheism, civilized humanity, national unity, deliberative democracy, and social justice. The legal formulation of Pancasila is contained in the fourth paragraph of the preamble of the Constitution of Indonesia). Pancasila is often described as a nationalist ideology aiming to transcend religious and social affiliations to promote national unity. It seeks to prevent the oppression of the weak by the strong, whether by economic or political means). Pancasila democracy endeavors to strike a balance between the interests of the individual and those of society).