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