The taming sari legend is Malay, I'm talking Jawa.
A legend.
Do we know the earliest version of this legend?
Yes, it refers to events which supposedly took place in the 15th century, but when did the legend arise? Do we know when it first appeared? Do we know the original version? Do we know how it developed? Any inscribed plates, stone inscriptions, lontars?
I am not very well versed in Malay folk beliefs, but my bet is that the taming sari legend probably came into being around the beginning of the 19th century, maybe even later.
Quite frankly, I would prefer to disregard this type of discussion. I do not find it very enlightening , nor productive.
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