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Ancient Javanese Literature Study Program Unud Saved Community's Ancient Lontar in Banjar Serongga, Tabanan
TABANAN – Ancient Javanese Literature Study Program (Prodi) Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Udayana University (FIB Unud) implemented a Community Service (PKM) program in Banjar Serongga Gede, Pangkung Karung Village, Kerambitan District, Tabanan on Saturday, March 16 2024. The PKM program implemented in the form of identification and conservation of community-owned manuscripts.
The lontar manuscripts are the collection of Nyoman Junaedi's family, a local villager. The palm leaves have been placed in the merajan (family shrine) in a glass box. However, because it is not supported by knowledge of manuscript preservation , the collection of palm leaves does not appear to have been well preserved.
Hearing this information, the Ancient Javanese Literature Study Program dispatched a conservation team led directly by the Coordinator of the Ancient Javanese Literature Study Program, Prof. Dr. I Nyoman Suarka, M. Hum. The team members deployed to carry out conservation, the team consisted of experts in philology, manuscript conservation, Old Javanese literature and Old Javanese language.
Prof. Suarka said that the overall condition of the manuscript was not very well maintained. Many manuscripts are in a state of moderate to heavy damage. In fact, many of the lontars have been scattered and separated from their binding straps and wooden covers.
After identification, dozens of manuscript titles were identified. These texts can be divided into usada, wariga, tattwa, and kawisesan. “The palm leaves that we managed to identify were mostly usada and kawisesan. There are also Dharma Kapamangkuan, wariga, and tattwa texts with spiritual nuances," said Prof. Suarka.
Prof. Suarka said that the program was a part of the Tridharma of Higher Education, in which the higher education institution participated in solving community problems, especially in the field of texts. It was emphasized that the PKM program was a form of the Ancient Javanese Literature Program's concern for the issue of manuscripts as an object of cultural advancement. "This case it is related to the field of manuscripts whose existence is very important in society. The manuscript itself is the main competition and is a characteristic of ancient Javanese literary field that can be truly dedicated to society."
Meanwhile, the representative of the lontar owner's family, Nyoman Junaedi, expressed his gratitude to the PKM Program of the FIB Unud Ancient Javanese Literature Study Program for the legacy of his ancestors. He said that the manuscripts had been inherited from generation to generation.
"We would like to thank you very much because the Ancient Javanese Literature Study Program has provided very good explanations and information. Hopefully in the future it can be saved and we can use it for future purposes," he said. (red)
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