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Indonesia is an archipelago with diverse customs, cultures, languages ​​& ethnic groups. While the Dayak tribe of the Lawangan group who speak the East Barito language and inhabit the northern region of the Meratus mountains speak the Dayak Maanyan Warukin language, Dayak Dusun Halong, Dayak Samihin, Dayak Deah / Dusun Deyah, Dayak Lawangan & Dayak Abal. Lawangan means an open gate. 

The word comes from the word hole, which indicates that the ancestors of the Dayak Lawangan people used to live in a cave at the foot of a mountain called Mount Luang. This suggests that the ancestors of the Lawangan people used to live in a cave at the foot of a mountain called Mount Luang. This name was used in the 13th century during the Hindu Kingdom. 

According to the Dayak Ngaju people, Kaharingan existed for thousands of years before the arrival of major religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam & Christianity. Kabaringan people believe the natural surroundings are alive and full of spirits and robes that inhabit roof pillars, rocks, large trees, bushes, and water. There are 2 groups of robs, namely the good & the bad rob groups. 

Apart from that, there are also makhluk balus which have a very important role in the lives of Dayak people, these makbluk spirits are ancestral spirits. According to the teachings of this belief, Mount Lumut is believed to be the final stop on the human journey which is called heaven / Lewu Ta Tau, which will release the spirits of the dead and return them to their respective villages, taking with them several hectares! from al:hirat which will restore the state of heaven on earth. Apart from that, the Lawangan Dayak people consider and worship ancestral spirits as creatures of a higher position which they call duwata. 

Apart from that, the Lawangan tribe worships their ancestors as higher beings and is called duwata. Overall, the Dayak knowledge system is generally associated with belief in spirits. Then in 1980, they integrated with Hinduism to become the Kabaringan Hindu religion.  

Kaharingan Hinduism states that the ancestor of the Dayak tribe was King Bunu a human who was sent down by Ranying Hatalla Langit to the Danum Kalunen beach. Datah Takasiang Rakaui. Tantan Liang Mangan Puruk Kaminting. 

In his wanderings, Lanting married Kamulung & Karangkang married Lentar. After learning that his two brothers had married, Lambung followed their departure by going down the Melawi & Kapuas Buhang rivers using a boat. In his wanderings, Lambung met the daughter of Bawin Kangkamiak, a female ghost who suggested that Lambung sail to Mako Island. 

This is very important to do because it is not uncommon for unwritten sources such as mythology & legends to greatly help a researcher to prove various information/data obtained in the field. According to written historical sources, the ancestors of the Dayak people came from Yunan, who came to Kalimantan between 3000 and 1500 BC. From these written sources it can be concluded that the ancestors of the Dayak people probably came from Yunan, a region in South China. 

In addition, there are also Javanese, Madurese, Bugis, etc. The Dayak Lawangan tribe also recognizes traditional ceremonies, such as finding a mate, marriage, pregnancy, childbirth, circumcision at the age of 7, people who are seriously ill, burial, commemoration of the dead, Islamic religious holidays & Kahariangan. In general, the inland Dayak people adhere to animism & Christianity, while those in coastal areas adhere to Islam.

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