The Concept of Sunda Wiwitan The belief of the Baduy people is a tribute to the ancestral spirits and beliefs to a power called Nu Kawasa. Their belief is often called Sunda Wiwitan. The belief of the Baduy people known as Sunda Wiwitan is rooted in the worship of ancestral spirits. […]

Seba Baduy The Kanekes community, whom until now has strictly adhered their customs, is not an alienated, secluded, or isolated society from the development of the outside world. They are also fully aware of the establishment of the Sultanate of Banten which automatically annexed the Kanekes people into the kingdom’s territory of […]

Kanekes Social Level The Kanekes people have a shared history with the Sundanese people. Their physical appearance and language are similar to the general Sundanese people population. One of the differences is their beliefs and lifestyle. The Kanekes people isolate themselves from the outside world influences and strictly preserve their traditional lifestyle, while […]

Sunda Wiwitan The religion of the Baduy is known as Agama Sunda Wiwitan, an ancestral teaching that is rooted in ancestral worship and honoring or worshiping spirits of natural forces (animism). According to kokolot (elder) of Cikeusik village, Kanekes people is not adherent of Hinduism or Buddhism, they follow animism, the belief that venerated and worshiped the spirit […]

Another story of Kanekes The opinion of the mythological origins of the Kanekes people differs from the opinions of historians, who base their opinions by the synthesis of some historical evidence in the form of inscriptions, written records of Portuguese and Chinese sailors, as well as the ‘Tatar Sunda’ folklore […]

What is Baduy? Urang Kanekes, Orang Kanekes or Baduy are indigenous groups in Lebak district, Banten. Their population is about 26,000 people, and they are one of the tribes that isolate themselves from the outside world. In addition they also have a taboo belief to be photographed, especially the inner […]