Mahabharata tradition in Java

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The Mahabharata tradition in Java is a localized adaptation of the Indian epic that blends Hindu narrative elements with Javanese culture, language, and performing arts such as wayang (shadow puppetry).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Javanese Hindu tradition ⓘ
cultural tradition ⓘ
localized epic tradition ⓘ
accompaniedBy gamelan orchestra ⓘ
linked to: Gamelan
basedOn Mahabharata ⓘ
country Indonesia ⓘ
developedIn Java ⓘ
featuresCharacter Bagong ⓘ
Duryudana ⓘ
Gareng ⓘ
Janaka ⓘ
linked to: King Janaka

Kresna ⓘ
Petruk ⓘ
Puntadewa ⓘ
Semar ⓘ
Sengkuni ⓘ
Werkudara ⓘ
function court entertainment ⓘ
moral education ⓘ
religious instruction ⓘ
village ritual entertainment ⓘ
hasCulturalInfluenceFrom Hinduism ⓘ
Indian epics ⓘ
linked to: Hindu epics

Javanese court culture ⓘ
Javanese indigenous beliefs ⓘ
hasPart Javanese Mahabharata literary adaptations ⓘ
courtly performance traditions ⓘ
village ritual performances ⓘ
wayang Mahabharata performances ⓘ
hasRegionalVariant Central Javanese Mahabharata tradition ⓘ
East Javanese Mahabharata tradition ⓘ
Surakarta court Mahabharata tradition ⓘ
Yogyakarta court Mahabharata tradition ⓘ
includesEpisodeType lakon carangan ⓘ
lakon pakem ⓘ
includesGenre wayang purwa ⓘ
linked to: Wayang
includesLocalDeities Javanese guardian spirits ⓘ
integrates Hindu narrative elements ⓘ
Javanese cosmology ⓘ
Javanese ethics and social values ⓘ
local mythological figures ⓘ
narrativeForm oral tradition ⓘ
performing arts tradition ⓘ
written literature ⓘ
performedBy dalang ⓘ
relatedTo Ramayana tradition in Java ⓘ
relatedWork Old Javanese Mahabharata (Bharatayuddha) ⓘ
Serat Bratayuda ⓘ
Serat Pendawa ⓘ
linked to: Serat Bratayuda
timePeriod developed from at least the 10th century ⓘ
transmissionMode family-based dalang lineages ⓘ
guru-disciple apprenticeship ⓘ
usesArtForm dance drama ⓘ
gamelan music ⓘ
shadow puppetry ⓘ
sung narration ⓘ
usesLanguage Indonesian ⓘ
Kawi ⓘ
linked to: Kawi language

Middle Javanese ⓘ
Modern Javanese ⓘ
Old Javanese ⓘ
linked to: Kawi (Old Javanese)
usesMedium wayang beber ⓘ
linked to: Wayang

wayang kulit ⓘ
wayang wong ⓘ
usesNarrationStyle Javanese suluk and janturan ⓘ

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Kakawin Gatotkacasraya → influencedBy → Mahabharata tradition in Java ⓘ
Mahabharata tradition in Java → hasPart → Javanese Mahabharata literary adaptations ⓘ
linked to: Mahabharata tradition in Java
Mahabharata tradition in Java → relatedWork → Old Javanese Mahabharata (Bharatayuddha) ⓘ
linked to: Mahabharata tradition in Java
Mahabharata tradition in Java → hasRegionalVariant → Central Javanese Mahabharata tradition ⓘ
linked to: Mahabharata tradition in Java
Mahabharata tradition in Java → hasRegionalVariant → East Javanese Mahabharata tradition ⓘ
linked to: Mahabharata tradition in Java
Dharmawangsa Teguh → relatedWork → Old Javanese Mahabharata ⓘ
linked to: Mahabharata tradition in Java