Lestarikan Pencak Silat, Kebun Raya Bogor Terima Kujang Pusaka Dari IPSI

BOGOR The Indonesian Pencak Silat Association (IPSI) appreciates the Bogor Botanical Gardens by providing souvenirs in the form of Kujang Pusaka, namely Kujang Ciung.

This incident was given to the Botanical Gardens during the opening ceremony of the Gebyar of the Cultural Arts and Sports of Pencak Silat at the Bogor Botanical Gardens at the Griya Anggrek Tuesday, Friday, August 30.

Chairman of IPSI Bogor City, Subono Widoyoko said, in general, Kujang has the meaning of heirlooms that have certain powers from the gods (Hyang), and as a weapon.

"Since the past until now, I have been unable to occupy a very special position among the Sundanese people," he said.

As a symbol or symbol with the philosophical values contained in it, Kujang is used as one of the aesthetics in several symbols of organization and government.

In addition, in the future, Kujang is also used as a name for various organizations, units and of course also used by the Regional Government (Pemda) of West Java Province.

In the past, Kujang could not be separated from the lives of the Sundanese people because of its function as agricultural equipment. This statement is stated in the ancient Sanghyang Saksa Kandang Karesian manuscript (1518 AD) or oral traditions that developed in several areas, including in the Rancah area, Ciamis.

Meanwhile, the Director of Kebun Raya, Marga Angrianto expressed his gratitude to the IPSI committee as the organizer of Gebyar, Cultural Arts and Pencak Silat.

"We from Kebun Raya are well aware that the Bogor Botanical Garden is a plant conservation research site, but more than that, we are also a social entity that wants to support the advancement of Indonesian cultural arts, namely pencak silat," he explained.

"So in today's activity, the Botanical Gardens support IPSI which wants to advance the arts of pencak silat culture, and this is our effort so that the Botanical Gardens become a public open space that can be used by everyone for positive activities," continued Marga.

Meanwhile, the activity committee who is also the General Secretary of IPSI, Dwihardanto Joko Purnomo, expressed his gratitude for the full support of the Bogor Botanical Gardens for the Gebyar event of Cultural Arts and Sports Pencak Silat.

Joko said the Gebyar of the Cultural Arts and Sports of Pencak Silat at the 2024 Bogor Botanical Gardens was held from August 30, 31, 2024 to September 1, 2024 at the Griya Anggrek and Taman Reinwardt Tuesdays aimed at preserving the cultural heritage of the Indonesian nation, namely Pencak silat.