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The Serat Jayalengkara Wulang recounts the story of the wanderings of Prince Jayalengkara, and his visits to sages in secluded places who instruct him in mystical science.<br/><br/> This illuminated manuscript was begun on 22 Rejeb in the Javanese year 1730, equivalent to 7 November 1803, by a scribe in the court of Sultan Hamengkubuwana II of Yogyakarta.
The Serat Jayalengkara Wulang recounts the story of the wanderings of Prince Jayalengkara, and his visits to sages in secluded places who instruct him in mystical science.<br/><br/> This illuminated manuscript was begun on 22 Rejeb in the Javanese year 1730, equivalent to 7 November 1803, by a scribe in the court of Sultan Hamengkubuwana II of Yogyakarta.
The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon, considered to be based on historical events. The Ramayana depicts the duties of relationships, portraying ideal characters like the ideal servant, the ideal brother, the ideal wife and the ideal king.<br/><br/> The Ramayana was already well known in Java by the end of the ninth century CE.<br/><br/> The late 18th-century renaissance of literature at the central Javanese courts of Surakarta and Yogyakarta saw the rewriting of the Ramayana Kakawin in modern Javanese.
The Serat Jayalengkara Wulang recounts the story of the wanderings of Prince Jayalengkara, and his visits to sages in secluded places who instruct him in mystical science.<br/><br/> This illuminated manuscript was begun on 22 Rejeb in the Javanese year 1730, equivalent to 7 November 1803, by a scribe in the court of Sultan Hamengkubuwana II of Yogyakarta.
The Serat Jayalengkara Wulang recounts the story of the wanderings of Prince Jayalengkara, and his visits to sages in secluded places who instruct him in mystical science.<br/><br/> This illuminated manuscript was begun on 22 Rejeb in the Javanese year 1730, equivalent to 7 November 1803, by a scribe in the court of Sultan Hamengkubuwana II of Yogyakarta.
The Javanese script, natively known as Hanacaraka), Carakan, or Aksara Jawa, is a pre-colonial script used to write Javanese and several other native languages of Indonesia. It is closely related to the Balinese script.
The Javanese script, natively known as Hanacaraka), Carakan, or Aksara Jawa, is a pre-colonial script used to write Javanese and several other native languages of Indonesia. It is closely related to the Balinese script.
Damarwulan is a Javanese legendary hero who appears in a cycle of stories used in the performance of wayang klitik, as well as Langendriya (female dance-opera) and ketoprak (popular theater). These stories tell of the struggles between the Majapahit and Blambangan kingdoms, in which Damarwulan gains honor. The stories are especially popular in East Java.<br/><br/>The Damarwulan legend is associated with the Majapahit court at the time of the queen Suhita, at which time there was a war with Blambangan. However, the names of the characters Damar Wulan ('radiance of the moon') and Menak Jingga ('red knight') suggest that it may incorporate elements of an older sun-moon myth. It is uncertain when the story was first recorded and by whom.
Damarwulan is a Javanese legendary hero who appears in a cycle of stories used in the performance of wayang klitik, as well as Langendriya (female dance-opera) and ketoprak (popular theater). These stories tell of the struggles between the Majapahit and Blambangan kingdoms, in which Damarwulan gains honor. The stories are especially popular in East Java.<br/><br/>The Damarwulan legend is associated with the Majapahit court at the time of the queen Suhita, at which time there was a war with Blambangan. However, the names of the characters Damar Wulan ('radiance of the moon') and Menak Jingga ('red knight') suggest that it may incorporate elements of an older sun-moon myth. It is uncertain when the story was first recorded and by whom.
Damarwulan is a Javanese legendary hero who appears in a cycle of stories used in the performance of wayang klitik, as well as Langendriya (female dance-opera) and ketoprak (popular theater). These stories tell of the struggles between the Majapahit and Blambangan kingdoms, in which Damarwulan gains honor. The stories are especially popular in East Java.<br/><br/>The Damarwulan legend is associated with the Majapahit court at the time of the queen Suhita, at which time there was a war with Blambangan. However, the names of the characters Damar Wulan ('radiance of the moon') and Menak Jingga ('red knight') suggest that it may incorporate elements of an older sun-moon myth. It is uncertain when the story was first recorded and by whom.
The Serat Selarasa is perhaps the earliest finely-illustrated Javanese manuscript extant. The manuscript is dated 1804, and according to a note in the text was once owned by the wife of a Dutch East India Company official in Surabaya.<br/><br/>In this image Prince Selarasa kneels before a holy man, Kiai Nur Sayid, who has stayed in one place for so long, neither eating nor drinking but smelling flowers and praying to God, that a vine has grown up around his body.
The Javanese script, natively known as Hanacaraka), Carakan, or Aksara Jawa, is a pre-colonial script used to write Javanese and several other native languages of Indonesia. It is closely related to the Balinese script.
The Serat Selarasa is perhaps the earliest finely-illustrated Javanese manuscript extant. The manuscript is dated 1804, and according to a note in the text was once owned by the wife of a Dutch East India Company official in Surabaya.
The Javanese script, natively known as Hanacaraka), Carakan, or Aksara Jawa, is a pre-colonial script used to write Javanese and several other native languages of Indonesia. It is closely related to the Balinese script.
The 'Serat Ambiya' is a compilation of stories from the lives of the one hundred Muslim Prophets. It begins with the creation of the world and concludes with the life of Muhammad, the seal of thel Prophets. Motifs adorning this manuscript include elephants, naga serpents and people depicted in the Javanese elongated wayang style.
Damarwulan is a Javanese legendary hero who appears in a cycle of stories used in the performance of wayang klitik, as well as Langendriya (female dance-opera) and ketoprak (popular theater). These stories tell of the struggles between the Majapahit and Blambangan kingdoms, in which Damarwulan gains honor. The stories are especially popular in East Java.<br/><br/>The Damarwulan legend is associated with the Majapahit court at the time of the queen Suhita, at which time there was a war with Blambangan. However, the names of the characters Damar Wulan (;radiance of the moon') and Menak Jingga ('red knight') suggest that it may incorporate elements of an older sun-moon myth. It is uncertain when the story was first recorded and by whom.<br/><br/>The Javanese script, natively known as Hanacaraka), Carakan, or Aksara Jawa, is a pre-colonial script used to write Javanese and several other native languages of Indonesia. It is closely related to the Balinese script.