Budaya Sebagai Perekat Hubungan Antara Umat Beragama di Suku Tenger

Abstract

Indonesia is a country that has diversity in ethnicity, ethnicity, race,language, religion, and culture. However, this diversity is capable ofcausing conflicts both internally and externally. As with many cases thatoccur in Indonesia. Religion itself is a foothold, belief, and life guide, evenas a scapegoat for conflicts in society. But other than the tengger tribelocated in Lumajang Regency, Malang Regency, Pasuruan Regency andProbolinggo Regency, there are three religions that coexist in one villagenamely Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. In the midst of pluralism,different societies of understanding and belief turned out to be able tohave an attitude of tolerance and mutual respect between each other.Religious diversity is not a problem for the agrosari community tointeract in carrying out daily activities. Regarding tolerance amongreligious people has recently become a very sticky issue amongacademics and the public. Local wisdom and culture are solutions toovercome this problem. Local wisdom in the Tengger tribe community isinseparable from the values of Javanese culture, as well as the culturalheritage of Majapahit which is still developing with mutual respect,tolerance, and respect for ancestral spirits and there are no strikingdifferences in ethnicity other than differences in religious beliefs.Togetherness is manifested in the form of traditional rituals such as theUnan-Unan ceremony, Bari'an (Selamatan). Each religion has its owndemands for tolerance in the Tengger tribe is ingrained, the Tenggertribe community also upholds equality and democracy in community lifeand respects religious leaders and dukun (sepiritual teachers) ratherthan administrative leaders. Because all are brothers, all families, stillpeaceful and harmonious, which is the mandate and ancestral heritage.