The wisdom of Dayak relationality

Adil ka’talino, bacuramin ka’saruga, basengat ka’Jubata

Abstract

The focus of this article was to examine the local wisdom of the Dayak people in the motto Adil Ka'Talino Bacuramin Ka'Saruga Basengat Ka'Jubata, which was a philosophy of everyday life. This motto showed a pattern of human relations with other humans, humans with nature, and humans with God. This relationship pattern had a dimension that animated all activities of the Dayak people as a benchmark in taking action. This meant that every human action always had a relationship with others, nature, and God. This pattern formed a philosophical principle of the Dayak people both in the private and public spheres wherever they were. In this study, qualitative research methods were utilized. Data on the motto Adil Ka'Talino Bacuramin Ka'Saruga Basengat Ka'Jubata as a principle of the Dayak people's philosophy of life was collected. Then, after the data was gathered, the content analysis method was used to analyze the research data. This analysis produced research findings that became a construction in viewing the relational wisdom of the Dayak people in the motto Adil Ka'Talino Bacuramin Ka'Saruga Basengat Ka'Jubata. The discussion of these findings became an actual study in interpreting relations in the local culture of the Dayak people.