Kakawin Sutasoma

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Kakawin Sutasoma is a 14th-century Old Javanese Buddhist epic poem by Mpu Tantular, renowned as the source of Indonesia’s national motto “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika” (Unity in Diversity).

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Sutasoma 3
Kakawin Sutasoma canonical 2
work "Sutasoma" 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist literature
Old Javanese kakawin
epic poem
associatedWith Indonesian national identity
Majapahit Empire
author Mpu Tantular
containsCharacter Gajawaktra (elephant-headed demon)
Kala
countryOfOrigin Majapahit
linked to: Majapahit Empire
culturalContext Javanese
dateWritten 14th century
depicts harmonization of Shiva and Buddha
famousFor being the source of Indonesia’s national motto
containing the phrase "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika"
genre didactic poem
hasTranslation Dutch
English
Indonesian
influenced Indonesian national motto
inspired modern interpretations of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika
language Old Javanese
linked to: Kawi (Old Javanese)
literaryForm narrative poem
literaryImportance major work of Old Javanese literature
literaryTradition Kakawin tradition
mainCharacter Prince Sutasoma
meter kakawin meter
moralTeaching non-violence over aggression
tolerance between different faiths
mottoDerived Bhinneka Tunggal Ika
originalScript Old Javanese script
partOf Old Javanese literary canon
period Majapahit period
linked to: Majapahit Empire
philosophicalInfluence Hinduism
Mahayana Buddhism
linked to: Mahayana
placeOfComposition Java
preservedIn manuscripts
region Southeast Asia
religiousContext Buddhism
Hindu-Buddhist syncretism
setting mythical Javanese-Indic world
studiedIn Buddhist studies
Indonesian literary studies
Javanese literature
theme compassion
non-violence
religious tolerance
unity in diversity

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Bhinneka Tunggal Ika originWork Kakawin Sutasoma
Kawi language hasNotableWork Sutasoma
linked to: Kakawin Sutasoma
Mpu Tantular knownFor work "Sutasoma"
linked to: Kakawin Sutasoma
Mpu Tantular notableWork Kakawin Sutasoma
Javanese Hindu-Buddhist civilization producedText Sutasoma
linked to: Kakawin Sutasoma
Majapahit royal ideology expressedInText Sutasoma
linked to: Kakawin Sutasoma