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for meetings and consensus, death affairs,

business fields of religious organizations, and a
bed for widowers, youths who culturally must

sleep outside his house, because the rooms in the

gadang house are only for girls.
H. Educational Limits

The philosophy adopted by the community is
"nature takambang becomes a teacher" Minang people are required

to study nature, both the real nature (shari'a) and the unreal nature
(the essence).

Real nature (shari'a) as stated at the beginning of the

description of adat is the universe and everything in it. Practically
something that can be caught by the emanation of the senses. Such

as humans, water, air, wind, fire, earth, iron, oceans, mountains,
village heads, clouds, trees, wood, etc., all of which have their own

form, nature, and characteristics, but are strongly bound to the law
of causality as part of it. the essence of this natural law.

The nature of nature is a realm that is not real or

invisible but it is very potential and has an influence, meaning the
deep meaning of an object, this is very closely related to the

processing of thought or philosophy. Therefore, a Minang person

must always try to investigate and study the provisions and laws