Page 65 - BAB I-V ADATMINANG

obedience to the more mature (senior) who are generally called

obedient and obedient to the leader.
In terms of terms, the meaning of lareh in adat means the

flow of leadership that has an impact on the form of government.

There are two schools of leadership in the Minangkabau
government system called the Larasan and both are better known

as the Lareh nan duo. According to Mochtar Naim:
Alam Minang which is divided into two harmony,

namely the harmony of Koto Piliang (Dt.
Ketumanggungan) and Bodi Caniago (Dt. Perpatih Nan

Sabatang), philosophically symbolizes the existence of the

dialectical and dichotomous bipolarization.
... in addition to the koto piliang society, namely those

that are hierarchical, feudalistic and paternalistic, there
are also people who have a caniago body, namely those

37
that are more populist-oriented, equal and fraternalistic.
It was explained above that the koto piliang sect or lareh

which originated from the thought of Datuk Ketumanggungan was

supported by two merging tribes, namely the Koto tribe and the
Piliang tribe. This means that the school that adheres to the thought

of Datuk Ketumanggungan is called the leadership school (lareh)

of Koto Piliang, while the school that adheres to the thought of

37 AA Navis (ed.), Minangkabau Dialectic., p. 57