Javanese Kakawin Ramayana
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Javanese Kakawin Ramayana is an Old Javanese poetic adaptation of the Indian epic Ramayana, notable for its distinctive local cultural elements and literary style in the Javanese tradition.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Javanese Kakawin Ramayana canonical | 1 |
| Javanese Ramayana | 1 |
| Old Javanese Ramayana | 1 |
| Ramayana in Old Javanese | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T902521 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Javanese Kakawin Ramayana Context triple: [Ramayana, hasVersion, Javanese Kakawin Ramayana]
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A.
Kakawin Smaradahana
Kakawin Smaradahana is a classical Old Javanese epic poem from the Kediri period, renowned for its romantic and courtly themes and its influence on later Javanese and Balinese literature.
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B.
Kakawin Gatotkacasraya
Kakawin Gatotkacasraya is an Old Javanese epic poem from the Kediri period that retells episodes from the Mahabharata, focusing on the hero Gatotkaca.
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C.
Kakawin Hariwangsa
Kakawin Hariwangsa is an Old Javanese epic poem from the Kediri period that retells episodes from the Mahabharata within a classical Javanese literary and cultural framework.
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D.
Malay Hikayat Seri Rama
Malay Hikayat Seri Rama is a classical Malay literary adaptation of the Indian epic Ramayana, reinterpreting its characters and events within a local cultural and Islamic-influenced context.
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E.
Nagarakretagama
Nagarakretagama is a 14th-century Old Javanese court poem that provides a detailed account of the Majapahit Empire’s political structure, territories, and royal ceremonies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Javanese Kakawin Ramayana Target entity description: Javanese Kakawin Ramayana is an Old Javanese poetic adaptation of the Indian epic Ramayana, notable for its distinctive local cultural elements and literary style in the Javanese tradition.
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A.
Kakawin Smaradahana
Kakawin Smaradahana is a classical Old Javanese epic poem from the Kediri period, renowned for its romantic and courtly themes and its influence on later Javanese and Balinese literature.
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B.
Kakawin Gatotkacasraya
Kakawin Gatotkacasraya is an Old Javanese epic poem from the Kediri period that retells episodes from the Mahabharata, focusing on the hero Gatotkaca.
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C.
Kakawin Hariwangsa
Kakawin Hariwangsa is an Old Javanese epic poem from the Kediri period that retells episodes from the Mahabharata within a classical Javanese literary and cultural framework.
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D.
Malay Hikayat Seri Rama
Malay Hikayat Seri Rama is a classical Malay literary adaptation of the Indian epic Ramayana, reinterpreting its characters and events within a local cultural and Islamic-influenced context.
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E.
Nagarakretagama
Nagarakretagama is a 14th-century Old Javanese court poem that provides a detailed account of the Majapahit Empire’s political structure, territories, and royal ceremonies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Javanese literary work
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kakawin ⓘ poetic adaptation ⓘ |
| adaptationType | localized adaptation ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Ramayana
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surface form:
Indian epic Ramayana
|
| containsCharacter |
Bharata
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Dasaratha ⓘ Hanuman ⓘ Kaikeyi ⓘ Kausalya ⓘ Lakshmana ⓘ
surface form:
Laksmana
Rama ⓘ Ravana ⓘ Shatrughna ⓘ Sita ⓘ Sugriva ⓘ Trijata ⓘ Vali ⓘ Vibhishana ⓘ |
| containsElement |
Hindu-Buddhist syncretic elements
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descriptions of Javanese-style courts ⓘ localized geography and setting ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Javanese culture ⓘ |
| genre | court poetry ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
devotion
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dharma ⓘ heroism ⓘ kingship ⓘ loyalty ⓘ |
| influenced |
Balinese Ramayana performances
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Javanese wayang Ramayana tradition ⓘ |
| language |
Kawi (Old Javanese)
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surface form:
Old Javanese
|
| literaryInfluence | later Javanese Ramayana retellings ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Javanese literature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Old Javanese literary style
ⓘ
courtly and refined diction ⓘ distinctive Javanese cultural elements ⓘ |
| partOf | Old Javanese kakawin corpus ⓘ |
| period | classical Javanese period ⓘ |
| poeticForm | kakawin metre ⓘ |
| region | Java ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script |
Kawi script
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Old Javanese script ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Indology
ⓘ
Javanese philology ⓘ comparative literature ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Javanese court culture
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ritual and ceremonial contexts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Javanese Kakawin Ramayana Description of subject: Javanese Kakawin Ramayana is an Old Javanese poetic adaptation of the Indian epic Ramayana, notable for its distinctive local cultural elements and literary style in the Javanese tradition.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Javanese Ramayana
this entity surface form:
Ramayana in Old Javanese
this entity surface form:
Old Javanese Ramayana