Buhun


Buhun is an ancient teaching of pre-Hindu Sundanese ancestors & existed long before religion from mainland Asia entered the Indonesian archipelago so pure Buhun teachings do not recognize reincarnation, heaven, hell/moksa. Still, they recognize 3 types of death, namely paeh kasarad / death with his soul becoming a demon sacrifice, paeh Kakungkung / dies but his soul is trapped inside the waruga. His soul will become extinct as the waruga decays / dies in extinction & paeh sawilujeungna / his soul exits the waruga safely into the heavenly realm which is believed to be the realm of eternity. The Buhun belief consists of several sects, different from the Sundanese Wiwitan as the largest religious sect in Indonesia which is spread in several areas of southern Banten & West Java starting from Kanekes in Banten whose population is known as the Baduy tribe, then Ciptagelar in Sukabumi district which is inhabited by people Ciptagelar, Naga village in Tasikmalaya district, Sindang Barang village in Bogor district and Cigugur in Kuningan district. The Buhun belief in Salapan village, Karawang district, is a unique community where the town is only occupied by 9 houses inhabited by 9 heads of families. If someone marries or adds a new family, then someone has to move from that village to that village. only occupied by 9 houses & heads of families.

The Sundanese word Buhun to recite one's Koran is a wise word from the ancestors that has deep meaning & can be used as learning material in everyday life. Their rituals include an earth charity ceremony which is held every month of Apit / in the Hijriah calendar it is called zulkaidah. At least, the art of gondang appears once a year, namely during each nyuguh ritual.

Keeping up with the times, the gondang Buhun is also performed not only at nyuguh ritual events but also when residents of the Kuta traditional village hold wedding ceremonies using tents/balandongan.

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