Bissu Saidi Puang Matoa:
I prefer to be stabbed with a keris than be injected

SAIDI Puang Matoa alias Saidina Ali has lived like a Bissu since he was 7 years old. Fluent in Torilangi—the ancient Bugis language—and born in 1971, Saidi became a Bissu or Puang Matoa in November 2001. He is the fifth general Puang Matoa in his area. Torlianga, the language he uses when he communicates with the gods, and extensive knowledge has brought Saidi to a number of countries.

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