Kakawin Sutasoma

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Buddhist literature Old Javanese kakawin epic poem

Kakawin Sutasoma is a 14th-century Old Javanese Buddhist epic poem by Mpu Tantular, renowned as the source of Indonesia’s national motto “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika” (Unity in Diversity).

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Sutasoma 3
Kakawin Sutasoma canonical 2
work "Sutasoma" 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist literature ⓘ
Old Javanese kakawin ⓘ
epic poem ⓘ
associatedWith Indonesian national identity ⓘ
Majapahit Empire ⓘ
author Mpu Tantular ⓘ
containsCharacter Gajawaktra (elephant-headed demon) ⓘ
Kala ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Majapahit Empire ⓘ
surface form: Majapahit
culturalContext Javanese ⓘ
dateWritten 14th century ⓘ
depicts harmonization of Shiva and Buddha ⓘ
famousFor being the source of Indonesia’s national motto ⓘ
containing the phrase "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika" ⓘ
genre didactic poem ⓘ
hasTranslation Dutch ⓘ
English ⓘ
Indonesian ⓘ
influenced Indonesian national motto ⓘ
inspired modern interpretations of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika ⓘ
language Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
surface form: Old Javanese
literaryForm narrative poem ⓘ
literaryImportance major work of Old Javanese literature ⓘ
literaryTradition Kakawin tradition ⓘ
mainCharacter Prince Sutasoma ⓘ
meter kakawin meter ⓘ
moralTeaching non-violence over aggression ⓘ
tolerance between different faiths ⓘ
mottoDerived Bhinneka Tunggal Ika ⓘ
originalScript Old Javanese script ⓘ
partOf Old Javanese literary canon ⓘ
period Majapahit Empire ⓘ
surface form: Majapahit period
philosophicalInfluence Hinduism ⓘ
Mahayana ⓘ
surface form: Mahayana Buddhism
placeOfComposition Java ⓘ
preservedIn manuscripts ⓘ
region Southeast Asia ⓘ
religiousContext Buddhism ⓘ
Hindu-Buddhist syncretism ⓘ
setting mythical Javanese-Indic world ⓘ
studiedIn Buddhist studies ⓘ
Indonesian literary studies ⓘ
Javanese literature ⓘ
theme compassion ⓘ
non-violence ⓘ
religious tolerance ⓘ
unity in diversity ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bhinneka Tunggal Ika → originWork → Kakawin Sutasoma ⓘ
Kawi language → hasNotableWork → Kakawin Sutasoma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sutasoma
Mpu Tantular → knownFor → Kakawin Sutasoma ⓘ
this entity surface form: work "Sutasoma"
Mpu Tantular → notableWork → Kakawin Sutasoma ⓘ
Javanese Hindu-Buddhist civilization → producedText → Kakawin Sutasoma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sutasoma
Majapahit royal ideology → expressedInText → Kakawin Sutasoma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sutasoma