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Prohibited
for foreigner, but possible to visit outer baduy.
Baduy
: animist tribe in the Mountain Kendeng area about
5.101 ha, live, in Kanekes Village. Leuwidamar
Sub district, Lebak Regency, about 38 km from
Rangkasbitung the City of Lebak Regency. know
as holy men, by black magic and simple life. Religious
refusal to all outside influence, happy without
technology, the plastic world has stopped. No
police, no money, not much government, high ethics
secluded area like monastery, 6000 people at 1987.
now about 8000 people.
The
community is classified in the Baduy Dalam White
Baduy (Inner Baduy ) and Baduy Luar Black Baduy
(Outer Baduy ). About 400 people of baduy dalam
live in three villages which are completely surround
by a protective buffer zone of baduy luar. Each
village of baduy dalam is headed by PUUN who is
demand sacred for possessing hereditary spiritual
power.
Baduy
Consists of two part :
Baduy Dalam (Inner Baduy) : Live in three Kampung’s;
Cikeusik, Cikertawarna and Cibeo. They have their
own government, the tradition government. There
are three heads of ethnic group as the head of
government. We call them PUUN, that is Cikeusik,
Cibeo.
Baduy
Luar (outer Baduy) : Live in the outside of the
three Kampung’s. There are 53 Kampung in
the Baduy. There is a tradition community, they
have the firm tradition law Cikertawarna and Cibeo
PUUN’S. They are have eight assistant which
have the same function and duties and called JARO.
The most of the Baduys are Farmers. They plant
Huma Rice (padi Huma/padi ladang) and other plantation.
Beside farmers the make religion is “Sunda
Wiwitan”, they believe only One God, SANG
HYANG TUNGGAL as handicrafts like Koja’s
bag, palm sugar, woven products and less are merchands.Their
Rhe creature, arrange and decider in the live.
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