Pendekar Banten Logo

The outside of the patch is a pentagon which the means the PPPSBBI is based on the five principles. Pancasila is the five mutually reinforcing principles that define both thte nation and the people of Indonesia.

The star, in the center near the top, represents the Divine presence overshadowing humanity and the activities of the organization and its members. The flag, in the center, is red and white and represents courage through purity. The crossed arms, in the middle, represent the vow of the Pendekar to protect the meek, the innocent and the truth.

At the corners of the flag there are sticks with chains on the ends. These are sharpened bamboo which had a historical significance of the Pendekars in Banten fighting against the Dutch. The chains on the ends symbolize the imprisonment that they were fighting to break. The pedang, pointing upward in the center with the handle just below the flag, represents Banten as it is famous for its use there in combat and in ilmu.

On the right side of the flag we see cotton bolls. Cotton is used to plug the orifices of the dead and cotton cloth is also used for the shroud.

On the left side of the flag we see rice leaves. Padi or rice is what people eat for sustenance and thus, the two symbolize life and death. Padi and cotton are also the symbols of what a student was to offer the teacher, that is food for training and cotton for clothes. If the student was to get killed in his training it was the cotton that would be used to wrap the body for burial.

These symbols are also found in the Garuda Pancasila as they represent “Sandang,” and “Pangan,” “cotton and “rice.” Sandang and Pangan are two of the three primary needs in Kejawen philosophy. Sandang represents clothing, protection, etc. Pangan represents the source of human’s primary need for life.