Abstract:
This article try to examine the ascetic value of the Bima puppet character as a morality in life. Bima's
figure in wayang is part of an ancient Javanese literary work adopted from the epic Mahabharata.
The epic Mahabharata originating from India entered the Archipelago then acculturated with the
values of the life of the Javanese people. The acculturation process produces literary works that are
full of the moral values of life. This literary work later became a means of educating the public in
ancient Javanese times even in the Islamic empire. At present, the morality value of people's lives
continues to erode along with the flow of globalization that is increasingly heavy, giving birth to an
era of disruption. This article then tries to explore the value of morality in ancient Javanese literary
works, especially those related to Bima's character to reduce era of disruption. |
