Arjunawijaya

Kakawin Arjunawijaya is an Old Javanese poem in poetic meters (kakawin or kavya), written by Mpu Tantular between 1374 and 1379 CE.^[1]^[2]

Manuscripts of this work have been found both in Bali and Java.

Another famous kakawin by him is the Sutasoma, which states that Shiva and Buddha are one.^[3] Sutasoma has been the source the motto of Indonesia, Bhinneka Tunggal Ika, which is usually translated as Unity in Diversity, although it means '(Although) in pieces, yet One'. Arjunawijaya also states that Shiva and Buddha are one.^[4] The kernel of the story is the combat between Dasamukha and Waisrawana, followed by that between Dasamukha and Arjuna Sahaśrabāhu.^[5]

References

^ Supomo (1977:1-5)
^ Tantular, Mpu; Molen, W. van der (Willem), 1952-; Arps, Bernard; Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden. Bibliotheek. Manuscript. (Cod. Or. 2048.) (1994), Serat lokapali kawi : an eighteenth-century manuscript of the Old Javanese Arjunawijaya by Mpu Tantular : a facsimile edition of manuscript Cod. Or. 2048 in the Library of Leiden University, Indonesian Linguistics Development Project in co-operation with Legatum Warnerianum in the Library of Leiden University, ISBN 978-90-73006-04-1{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Aoyama, Toru (1992), A study of the Sutasoma kakawin : a Buddhist narrative in the fourteenth century Java, retrieved 2 March 2024
^ Tantular, Mpu; Santoso, Suwito, 1927-; International Academy of Indian Culture (1975), Sutasoma : a study in Javanese Wajrayana, International Academy of Indian Culture, retrieved 2 March 2024{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Poerbatjaraka (1952:41)

Bibliography

Poerbatjaraka, Raden Mas Ngabei; Hadidjaja, Tardjan (1952), Kepustakaan Djawa, Djambatan, retrieved 2 March 2024

Supomo, S (2017-11-17), Arjunawijaya : a kakawin of mpu Tantular, retrieved 2 March 2024

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[1] Supomo (1977:1-5)

[2] Tantular, Mpu; Molen, W. van der (Willem), 1952-; Arps, Bernard; Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden. Bibliotheek. Manuscript. (Cod. Or. 2048.) (1994), Serat lokapali kawi : an eighteenth-century manuscript of the Old Javanese Arjunawijaya by Mpu Tantular : a facsimile edition of manuscript Cod. Or. 2048 in the Library of Leiden University, Indonesian Linguistics Development Project in co-operation with Legatum Warnerianum in the Library of Leiden University, ISBN 978-90-73006-04-1{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[3] Aoyama, Toru (1992), A study of the Sutasoma kakawin : a Buddhist narrative in the fourteenth century Java, retrieved 2 March 2024

[4] Tantular, Mpu; Santoso, Suwito, 1927-; International Academy of Indian Culture (1975), Sutasoma : a study in Javanese Wajrayana, International Academy of Indian Culture, retrieved 2 March 2024{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[5] Poerbatjaraka (1952:41)

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