Traditional Beliefs Toraja

Toraja people came from the sky. So that is believed in Aluk todolo, beliefs and teachings of life toraja first. This is also summarized in quotation toraja poem about the story of creation. In todolo Aluk trust, not only humans, but also buffalo, chickens, cotton, rain, iron, can, and rice as the basic elements of this nature, created and sent down from the sky. Is Datu' Laukku as human ancestors. He was made directly by the Creator named Puang Matua, from pure gold material, through Sauan Sibarrung. Datu Laukku and keturunannnya live in the sky until a few generations, and who first descended into the earth is Pong Bura Langi. On Earth, repeated Bura Pong 'and then have the descendants of the first and called Pong Mula Tau, was the first man. However Bura Pong Langi 'is not the only one who fell from the sky. Descendants of Datu other Laukku down to Earth. Among those who fell from the sky is the Puang Soloara in Sesean, Puang Tamboro Langi (Sawerigading) in Kandora, and Puang ri Kesu in Mount Kesu. They are called in repeated tomanurun '- The man who fell from the sky. This time toraja not alone in embracing the belief tomanurun repeated. Other tribes who inhabited the peninsula, south sulawesi also believe there is tomanurun dilangi', just about where his arrival was varied