Sundanese Wiwitan
E213105
Sundanese Wiwitan is an indigenous Sundanese faith centered on ancestral traditions, nature veneration, and customary law, still practiced most prominently by the Baduy people of West Java, Indonesia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sunda Wiwitan | 4 |
| Sundanese Wiwitan canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1880053 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sundanese Wiwitan Context triple: [Baduy, religion, Sundanese Wiwitan]
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A.
Sundanese Supplement
Sundanese Supplement is a Unicode block that provides additional characters used in writing the Sundanese language beyond those included in the main Sundanese block.
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B.
Sundanese
The Sundanese are an indigenous ethnic group of western Java in Indonesia, known for their distinct language, rich musical and dance traditions, and agrarian culture.
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C.
Pasundan
Pasundan is the traditional homeland and cultural heartland of the Sundanese people in western Java, Indonesia.
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D.
Sundanese literature
Sundanese literature is the body of written and oral works produced in the Sundanese language and cultural tradition of West Java, Indonesia, encompassing classical poetry, folktales, modern prose, and religious texts.
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E.
Jonggring Saloko
Jonggring Saloko is the active summit crater of Mount Semeru, Indonesia’s highest volcano on Java, known for its frequent eruptions and volcanic activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sundanese Wiwitan Target entity description: Sundanese Wiwitan is an indigenous Sundanese faith centered on ancestral traditions, nature veneration, and customary law, still practiced most prominently by the Baduy people of West Java, Indonesia.
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A.
Sundanese Supplement
Sundanese Supplement is a Unicode block that provides additional characters used in writing the Sundanese language beyond those included in the main Sundanese block.
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B.
Sundanese
The Sundanese are an indigenous ethnic group of western Java in Indonesia, known for their distinct language, rich musical and dance traditions, and agrarian culture.
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C.
Pasundan
Pasundan is the traditional homeland and cultural heartland of the Sundanese people in western Java, Indonesia.
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D.
Sundanese literature
Sundanese literature is the body of written and oral works produced in the Sundanese language and cultural tradition of West Java, Indonesia, encompassing classical poetry, folktales, modern prose, and religious texts.
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E.
Jonggring Saloko
Jonggring Saloko is the active summit crater of Mount Semeru, Indonesia’s highest volcano on Java, known for its frequent eruptions and volcanic activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sundanese traditional belief
ⓘ
ethnic religion ⓘ indigenous religion ⓘ |
| associatedCommunity |
Baduy Dalam
ⓘ
Baduy ⓘ
surface form:
Baduy Luar
|
| associatedLanguage | Sundanese language ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
ancestral veneration
ⓘ
cosmic balance ⓘ harmony with nature ⓘ nature veneration ⓘ respect for spirits of place ⓘ reverence for ancestors ⓘ sacredness of customary law ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
communal decision-making
ⓘ
continuity of ancestral ways ⓘ ritual purity ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sundanese people ⓘ |
| governingNorms |
Baduy
ⓘ
surface form:
adat Baduy
pikukuh karuhun (ancestral injunctions) ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
adat (customary law)
ⓘ
kabuyutan (sacred ancestral site) ⓘ karuhun (ancestors) ⓘ leuweung larangan (forbidden forest) ⓘ mandala (sacred spatial order) ⓘ pamali (taboo) ⓘ pikukuh (customary rules) ⓘ sasaka pusaka (sacred heirlooms) ⓘ |
| mainPractitioners |
Baduy people
ⓘ
Kanekes village ⓘ
surface form:
Kanekes community
|
| moralPrinciple |
avoiding greed
ⓘ
collective responsibility ⓘ living simply ⓘ obedience to elders ⓘ preservation of environment ⓘ |
| prohibits |
cutting trees in forbidden forests
ⓘ
selling ancestral land ⓘ use of modern technology in core sacred areas ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | aliran kepercayaan (indigenous belief stream) in Indonesia ⓘ |
| region | West Java ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Sundanese Wiwitan
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sunda Wiwitan
|
| religiousCenter |
Kanekes village
ⓘ
surface form:
Kanekes village in Lebak Regency, Banten
|
| ritualFocus |
agricultural cycles
ⓘ
ancestral commemoration ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ veneration of sacred sites ⓘ |
| worldview |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
animism ⓘ dynamism ⓘ sacred cosmology of upper, middle, and lower worlds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sundanese Wiwitan Description of subject: Sundanese Wiwitan is an indigenous Sundanese faith centered on ancestral traditions, nature veneration, and customary law, still practiced most prominently by the Baduy people of West Java, Indonesia.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sunda Wiwitan
this entity surface form:
Sunda Wiwitan
this entity surface form:
Sunda Wiwitan
this entity surface form:
Sunda Wiwitan