Batara Semar

MAYA adalah sebuah cahaya hitam. Cahaya hitam tersebut untuk menyamarkan segala sesuatu. Yang ada itu sesungguhnya tidak ada. Yang sesungguhnya ada, ternyata bukan. Yang bukan dikira iya. Yang ”wanter” (bersemangat) hatinya, hilang ”kewanterane: (semangatnya), sebab takut kalau keliru. Maya atau Ismaya, cahaya hitam, juga disebut SEMAR artinya tersamar, atau tidak jelas. Di dalam cerita pewayangan, Semar adalah putra Sang Hyang Wisesa, ia diberi anugerah mustika manik astagina, yang mempunyai...

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The Dewaruci Mythology: A Wayang Story

The Dewaruci story is drawn from the Indian Mahabharata epics, even though it is entirety Javanese in concept, and is traditionally told in the wayang kulit or shadow puppet theaters. This wayang story is used by all mystical sects in Java to serve as an allegory for potential spiritual transformation in their lives, but it also touches the deepest levels of reality in Javanese day-to-day life and cultural worldview. The Dewaruci epic influences all classes of Javanese society to some extent,...

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About Jogjakarta

Yogyakarta is an old city that keeps a lot of hidden charm in it. The city come into existence in 1755 when the Yogyakarta Sultanate established (exactly the city of Yogyakarta build on 7th on October 1756). Indeed, the sultanate and the first King Sultan Hamengku Buwana 1 has settled the forthcoming future of the city. As the old city, many heritage can be found in the city and its surrounding. Not only historical heritage from the 17th century, but also from hundreds century before. During 16...

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