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Kejawèn: "Javanism", [3] [2] the culture and religious beliefs and practices of the Javanese people of Central Java and East Java. [1] [2] It is "not a religious category, but refers to an ethic and a style of life that is inspired by Javanist thinking".
Babad Tanah Jawi ( Javanese: ꦧꦧꦢ꧀ꦠꦤꦃꦗꦮꦶ, "History of the land of Java"), is a generic title for many manuscripts written in the Javanese language. Their arrangements and details vary, and no copies of any of the manuscripts are older than the 18th century. Due to the scarcity and limitations of primary historical records ...
A version of Kakawin Ramayana, written in 1975. Kakawin Ramayana is an Old Javanese poem rendering of the Sanskrit Ramayana in kakawin meter.. Kakawin Rāmâyaṇa is a kakawin, the Javanese form of kāvya, a poem modeled on traditional Sanskrit meters.It is believed to have been written in Central Java (modern Indonesia) in approximately the late ninth or early tenth century, during the era ...
Kakawin Sutasoma of Mpu Tantular, 14th century manuscript at Perpustakaan Nasional Republik Indonesia, Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan, Jakarta. Kakawin Sutasoma is an Old Javanese poem in poetic meters ( kakawin or kavya ). It is the source of the motto of Indonesia, Bhinneka Tunggal Ika, which is usually translated as Unity in Diversity, although ...
Indonesian ( Bahasa Indonesia; [baˈhasa indoˈnesija]) is the official and national language of Indonesia. [8] It is a standardized variety of Malay, [9] an Austronesian language that has been used as a lingua franca in the multilingual Indonesian archipelago for centuries. Indonesia is the fourth most populous nation in the world, with over ...
The Javanese traditional attire for men worn with a Blangkon and accompanied with a Kris is one of the main customs of Javanese culture especially during wedding ceremonies usually worn by the family of the bride and the bridegroom himself. Javanese culture ( Javanese: ꦏꦧꦸꦢꦪꦤ꧀ꦗꦮ, romanized: Kabudayan Jawa) is the culture of ...
Indonesia recognizes only a single national language, and indigenous languages are recognized at the regional level, although policies vary from one region to another. For example, in the Special Region of Yogyakarta , the Javanese language is the region's official language along with Indonesian . [13]
The Javanese are the inventors of batik; it is an Indonesian culture that is widely known and popular in many countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Sri Lanka and East African countries. The Javanese culture is one of the oldest civilizations and has flourished in Indonesia and Southeast Asia.