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Originally Posted by naturalist
Ki Amuk, thank you so much again, definitely i need to learn more from you. Also, i found it difficult to find reading materials written by our ancestors. I will be very happy if i could access your library
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Hullo naturalist!
I will agree that reading materials are rather hard to find.
Soenda "cosmology" is a bit like a jigsaw puzzle. Usually one (or more) piece(s) is(are) under the guardianship of a custodian (koentjén). (A bit like Australian First Nations' custodians of "Song-Lines".)
However, sometimes, the koentjén has no idea/understanding of what they have in their possession. It then becomes the task of people who "know" to seek them out and understand such pieces, "joining" them onto other pieces that are already known, to try and get a more complete picture.
Heirloom manuscripts/relics were looked after according to:
"Moelija na koelit lasoen di djarjan, madan na radjapoetra, antoek na beunang koe sakalih." (A mongoose skin in a rubbish dump is the worth of a prince who allows "heritage" to fall to others.)
By all means, post any related questions you may have on this forum and I'll try to answer them.
Best,