On Mpu Tanakung Dang Hyang Nirartha, and the Authorship of the Bhuvanakosha
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https://doi.org/10.37014/jumantara.v13i1.1150Keywords:
Bhuvanakosa, Kesusastraan Jawa Kuno, Sanskrit, Saivisme, Buddhisme, Mpu Tanakung, Dang Hyang NirarthaAbstract
This article takes as a point of departure the first Sanskrit verse of the Sanskrit-Old Javanese Shaiva scripture Bhuvanakosha, which has come down to us in Balinese palm-leaf manuscripts. It argues that this verse forms an introductory hymn (manggala or stuti) praising Shiva and, at the same time, revealing the identity of the compiler of the text-whether genuine or fictively attributed ex post-through a "signature" expressed by means of a Sanskrit word hinting at the name Tanakung, an author of Old Javanese literary and religious works who lived in the 15th century. It then elaborates on the socio-historical and religious background of that period, and links the figure of Tanakung and the texts ascribed to him to Dang Hyang Nirartha, an important Balinese religious figure who is believed to have been active on the island between the late 15th and early 16th century.References
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