Baduy or people Baduy is an indigenous group in the Sunda region Lebak regency, Banten. The term "Baduy" is the name given by residents outside the community groups, originated from the term Dutch researchers who seem to equate them with Badawi Arab groups who are sedentary communities (nomadic).
Another possibility is that the River and Mount Baduy Baduy in the northern part of the region. They themselves prefer to call themselves as urang Baduy or "people Baduy" according to their region name, or title that refers to the name of their village as Urang Cibeo.
Baduy community trust known as the Sunda Wiwitan rooted in ancestor worship to the spirits (animism) which in its further development is also influenced by Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam. The core belief is shown by the existence of absolute pikukuh or customary provisions adopted in the daily life of people Baduy (Garna, 1993). The most important contents of the 'pikukuh' (compliance) Baduy is the concept of "no changes", or as few changes as possible:
Lojor heunteu beunang dipotong, pèndèk heunteu beunang disambung.
(The length can not be cut, the short can not be connected)
The object of trust is important for the community Baduy Arca Domas, whose location is kept secret and is considered the most sacred. Baduy visit these locations to conduct worship once a year in Kalima, which in 2003 coincided with the month of July. Only puun which is the highest indigenous leader and only a few selected members of the public who follow the cult group. In the complex there are Arca Domas stone mortar that holds rain water. If at the time of worship found in a stone mortar exists in a state full of clear water, then for the people Baduy it is a sign that the rain of the year will be much decreased, and the harvest will prosper. Conversely, if a stone mortar is dry or murky water, it is a sign of crop failure.
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