Intangible cultural heritage values in the Sunda Wiwitan ritual and ancient Sundanese manuscripts as basic concepts of traditional building in Indonesia

There are few studies on religion and Sundanese manuscripts, so not many people know about them, because they are considered outdated, more personal-- and require high reading skills (philology expert). This study aims to reveal the values contained in the Sunda Wiwitan ritual and the old Sundanese manuscript as the basic concepts in the architecture of traditional buildings. The focus of the research is on traditional houses with locus in Baduy Tangtu village, Leuwidamar district, Lebak regency, Banten Province, Indonesia. The research method uses qualitative descriptive ve on with an ethno-architectural approach. The research findings are in the form of three main values as basic principles: (1) The conception of cosmology in the form of three world classification values, namely ‘buana tilu’ namely ‘buana nyungcung’, ‘buana panca tengah’, ‘buana larang’. The principles of ‘rohangan tilu’ namely ‘tepas imah’, ‘tengah imah’, ‘pawon’ and the principles of ‘ngadegkeun wangunan’ namely ‘memehna’, ‘salila, ‘sanggeusna; (2) Conception of the basic form of the building, namely ‘tangtungan jelema’: ‘hulu’, ‘awak’, ‘suku’; (3) The concept of site selection for building, namely ‘warugan lemah’ so that the occupants are safe and avoid disaster. The values contained in the three findings can be used as guidelines by the Sundanese people in establishing their homes universally.