Manut ring pakayunan puniki wewatesan sastra bali punika dadosné makasami tetamian pangweruh  sané marupa ajah-ajah, tatwa, susila miwah sané tiosan sané kasurat nganggé aksara bali tur nganggén basa bali sané katami rauh mangkin.
In accordance with this understanding the boundaries of balinese literature are all knowledge inheritance in the form of teachings, philosophy, ethics and others written using balinese script and using balinese language which has been preserved until now.