Another Balinese Ceremonial Knife...with questions...

purwacarita · 30th September 2005, 12:33 PM

Yes, it is a knife used for ceremonial tools and/or daily tools (we like to use tools modern tools made in china nowadays

). The blade declares the 4th stage in life, oldness, where keris represents 3 stages of life. The owner must give away their keris before given this blade as a symbol that they must leave behind worldly life and start focus spiritual life. I think mine is 2 edges sharp, perhaps it is other interpretation.

Javanese also have this kind of blade called bethak, but I don't know if it has the same purpose.

~Hing ngarsa sung tuladha, hing madya mangun karsa, tut wuri handayani

30th September 2005, 12:33 PM	#7
purwacarita Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 54	Yes, it is a knife used for ceremonial tools and/or daily tools (we like to use tools modern tools made in china nowadays ). The blade declares the 4th stage in life, oldness, where keris represents 3 stages of life. The owner must give away their keris before given this blade as a symbol that they must leave behind worldly life and start focus spiritual life. I think mine is 2 edges sharp, perhaps it is other interpretation. Javanese also have this kind of blade called bethak, but I don't know if it has the same purpose. ~Hing ngarsa sung tuladha, hing madya mangun karsa, tut wuri handayani