Saturday, August 9, 2008

Wayang biography, the introduction






Above is the image of Resi Bhisma.
Wayang is the javanese's puppet show that always to be played in party or other ceremonies. This site contain about the biography of wayang character based from the java's puppet show ( wayang kulit purwa ) adopted from epics that wrote India's philosophers. The epics are 1. Mahabharata epic ; 2. Ramayana epic ; 3. Gathotkacasraya epic.

Mahabharata epic telling about the battle of two groups, pandawa and kurawa, to winning a kingdom Astinaraya.

Ramayana epic telling about the power of love between raden Rama and his wife, dewi Shinta.


Gathotkacasraya epic telling about the power of human, it figure a biggest king named prabhu Arjuna sasra and some apologize of a non-lord named bambang Sumantri.

Mahabharata wayang characters are :
- Prabhu Pandu / Pandudewanata
- Prabhu Drestarasta
- Raden Yamawidura
- Dewi Kunthi
- Dewi Madrim
- Prabhu Kresna
- Prabhu Baladewa
- Prabhu Salya
- Adipati Karna / Basukarna
- Begawan Durna
- Resi Bhisma
- Resi Krepa
- Raden Janaka /Arjuna
- Prabhu Yudhistira / Puntadewa
- Raden Werkudara / Bima
- Raden Nakula
- Raden Sadewa
- Prabhu Suyudana / Duryudana
- Raden Dursasana
- Raden Lesmana
- Raden Kartamarma
- Raden Abimanyu
- Raden Gathotkaca
- Raden Antasena
- Dewi Drupadi
- Aswatama
- Setyaki
- Patih Sengkuni

Ramayana epic wayang characters are :
- Raden Ramawijaya
- Dewi shinta
- Lesmana
- Raden Wibisana
- Hanuman
- Anggada
- Sugriwa
- Subali
- Dewi Trijatha
- Dewi Anjani
- Raden Indrajit
- Prabhu Dasamuka
- Raden Kumbakarna
- Sarpakenaka
- Begawan Wisrawa
- Patih Prahasta


Gathotkacasraya epic wayang characters are :
- Bambang Sumantri
- Begawan Suwandagni
- Prabhu Arjunasasrabahu
- Bambang Sukrasana
- Dewi Citrawati
- Prabhu Citradharma
- Prabhu Dasamuka
- Raden Citragada

Gods of wayang characters are :
- Bathara Guru
- Bathara Narada
- Bathara Yamadipati
- Bathara Indra
- Bathara Wisnu
- Bathara Ismaya
- Bathari Uma
- Bathari Supraba


Punakawan ( the friends ) wayang characters are :
- Semar
- Gareng
- Petruk
- Bagong
- Togog
- Sarawita

The next step is the story of wayang based on mahabharata, ramayana and gathotkacasraya. Like in java wayang show is usually very original on itself.
Then about 'dalang talk' is about what dalang acted in wayang kulit show.
INDEX
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1.Biography :

  • Karna
  • Bima
  • Kunthi
  • Pandu
  • Drestarasta
  • Durna
  • Janaka/Arjuna
  • Sengkuni
  • Bhisma
  • Duryudana
  • Yudhistira/Puntadewa

2. I said

  • every saturday night i listen wayang in local radio
  • i try to arrange wayang story


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