Candi Sukuh carving, keris mythology

[A. G. Maisey]

Yes, legitimate mythology, certainly.

A nice turn of phrase.

Those works listed in Nancy Florida's work are freely available for access at the Mangkunegaraan Library in Solo. During the 1980's I made photo-copies of all keris related books and manuscripts in that library, and the ones in Hanacaraka I had translated to B.I., I had a few of the romanised Javanese ones translated also, even in roman letters older Javanese is not so easy to read.

[Pusaka]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Yes, legitimate mythology, certainly.

A nice turn of phrase.

Those works listed in Nancy Florida's work are freely available for access at the Mangkunegaraan Library in Solo. During the 1980's I made photo-copies of all keris related books and manuscripts in that library, and the ones in Hanacaraka I had translated to B.I., I had a few of the romanised Javanese ones translated also, even in roman letters older Javanese is not so easy to read.

Do you know if anyone has compiled English translations of these text, particularly interested in the title I mentioned above.

[A. G. Maisey]

No, I do not.

In fact, for most of these works I may be the only person with B.I. translations.

[Pusaka]

It occurred to me that if Bhima is the empu and Arjuna manning the bellows in the Candi Sukuh carving then the creation of this keris is attributed to the Kshatriyas caste since Bhima/Arjuna both belong to that caste.

Do pande in anyway connect their caste with the Kshatriyas (warrior) caste?

It would seem logical since weapons and warriors are inseparable