Mpu Tantular

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Kakawin Sutasoma of Mpu Tantular, 14th century manuscript of Indonesia

Mpu Tantular (c.

Kakawin Arjunawijaya and Kakawin Sutasoma.[1][2][3] One of the verses from the Kakawin Sutasoma was later taken as the motto or motto of the Republic of Indonesia: "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika" or different but one.[4][5]

Mpu
Tantular
Nationality Majapahit
OccupationOld Javanese Writer
Known forBhinneka Tunggal Ika
Notable workBook of Arjunawijaya, Book of Sutasoma

Name

The name Mpu Tantular itself means, tan (not) and tular (affected). Thus, the image of Mpu Tantular as his name implies is that of a mpu (scholar, thinker, poet) who has a firm stand, and is not easily influenced by anyone.[2]

Bhinneka Tunggal Ika

Main article: Bhinneka Tunggal Ika

Mpu Tantular's

Faculty of Philosophy of Gadjah Mada University, Rizal Mustansyir, writes, "the motto of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika explains clearly that there is diversity in various aspects of life that makes the Indonesian nation a unified and unified nation."[6]

References

  1. ISBN 978-974-524-107-7
  2. ^ a b Zoetmulder, Petrus Josephus (1983). Kalangwan: sastra Jawa kuno selayang pandang (in Indonesian). Djambatan.
  3. ISBN 978-90-247-1674-6
  4. ISBN 978-602-9053-26-5
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  5. ^ Tantular, Mpu; Santoso, Suwito (1975). Sutasoma: A Study in Javanese Wajrayana. International Academy of Indian Culture.
  6. ISSN 2528-6811.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (link
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