Kearifan Lokal Pendukung Kerukunan Beragama pada Komuntias Tengger Malang Jatim

Abstract

AbstrAct Religious harmony is an important prerequisite for Indonesian nation to implement national development. The model of religious harmony can be found in traditional wisdom which take the form of norms or practical traditions. This study aims to reveal the indigenous wisdom of Tengger community in the village Ngadas of Malang district in building religious harmony. The research used case study approach. The research reveals that the Tengger community in the village Ngadas was multi-religious people: Buddhist, Muslims, and Hindus. They all are able to maintain harmony and religious harmony through various traditions and customary norms of Tengger. Religious harmony is reflected in the tradition of gentenan (a tradition of helping each other) sayan (invitation to attend a certain celebration), Genten cecelukan or gentenan nedha (inviting each other to have dinner), nglayat or nyelawat (helping neighbors who expressed difficulties) and so on. The tradition is constructed by local knowledge that people need each others. That is why they should help other people. The tradition implies harmony folk wisdom to help each other because they recognize the need for the support of others themselves.