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Majapahit's Forbidden Literature: The Kakawin Sutasoma and Bhinneka Tunggal Ika
The Kakawin Sutasoma, a 14th-century Old Javanese poem, is famous today as the source of Indonesia's national motto 'Bhinneka Tunggal Ika' (Unity in Diversity). But the poem itself is a sprawling Buddhist epic about a prince who tames a cannibal king—and it contains a radical message of religious tolerance that was revolutionary for its time. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the poem's plot, its author Mpu Tantular, and how a tale of a bodhisattva who willingly sacrifices himself became a symbol of unity for a modern nation. They also discuss the poem's…
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