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).

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Kakawin Sutasoma canonical 7
Sutasoma 3
work "Sutasoma" 1

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Statements (47)

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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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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
Gajawaktra → appearsIn → Kakawin Sutasoma ⓘ
Kakawin Arjunawijaya → authorAlsoKnownFor → Kakawin Sutasoma ⓘ
subject linked to: work "Kakawin Arjunawijaya"
Prince Sutasoma → hasRoleIn → Kakawin Sutasoma ⓘ
Prince Sutasoma → appearsIn → Kakawin Sutasoma ⓘ
Kala → appearsIn → Kakawin Sutasoma ⓘ