why there punakawan?

Figure punakawan that consist of semar, nala gareng, petruk, and bagong, figures always menunggu-tunggu in every leather puppet presentation at java. actually, in original leather puppet story there is no figure punakawan. punakawan only" soft language" and " communicative language" created by sunan/guardians at java soil. figures punakawan made in such a manner medekati multifarious java society condition kind. guardians in islamic religion distribution always see condition masyarakat--baik from also from culture that bloom moment that. leather puppet is a effective media to submits this mission. but, guardians looks at that leather puppet story that carried from country originally, indians, obvious a lot smell hindu, animism, and menamisme. they also see pakem indians leather puppet less communicative. only asked to sit quiet see the mastermind perfomings lakon. sure not everybody want to enjoy scenes by scene a kind of this all night long. so, guardians creats a figure sekira can to communicate with onlooker, flexibleer, can to accommodate onlooker aspiration, funny, and above all, in perfoming figures punakawan this the mastermind can freeer submit the mission because can not too bound in pakem.

Figure punakawan memainkkan in session flutter. if payed accurately there resemblance in every puppetplays between one lakon and lakon other. in every leather puppet game beginning usually there is no scene bunuh-membunuh between tokoh-tokoh up to lakon flutter perfominged. why? in javanese philosophy, this matter is interpretted that don't our emotion memperturutkan in overcomes every problem. do all quietly, without pertumpahan blood, and major meeting. cermati formerly existing problem, don't conclude before detect the problem. when lakon flutter finished perfominged, then there scene that describe battle and pertumpahan blood. that can be interpretted that if meeting can not be done so there is a way of other that be goed in maintained truth. in islam even also, every religious proselytizing that done must use stages not differ from existing stages in the world of perwayangan this. in invite in truth/prevent kemungkaran, proselytizers initially must give warning (bi lisani) well; otherwise want, send a warning hardly; otherwise want, we can use our maximal ability in strive for penega truth (belong jihad, may be). well, lakon flutter describe crystal clear or open all errors, from dimly appear clear. this be a result from a famous prayer allahuma arinal haqa warzuknat tibaa wa'arinal bathila warzuknat tinaba. [yes allah tunjuki true appear true and give to me strength to run it, and tunjuki wrong appear wrong and give strength to me to avoid it. all be clear which true and wrong. up to end from leather puppet story, the figures that reside in white stripe will beat battle will oppose crime, after genuinely detect which true road and understand the problem.

figure name meaning

does meaning that implied in every figure punakawan this? let us perceive one by one:

semar: the original this figure comes from arabian language ismar. in word java tongue is--biasa read se. take example istambul be setambul. ismar mean nail. this figure is made pengokoh (nail) towards all existing truths or as. advicer in look for truth towards all problem. nail here can also memfungsikan as alive guide, pengokoh human life. what pengokoh that human life? bone other than religion. so that, semar not figure that mempuja, but creation semar only symbolization creation from religion as alive principle every people haves.

nala gareng: also mengadaptasi from arabic words naala qariin. in also word naala qariin be nala gareng. word naala qariin, mean to get many friends, this is as according to religious proselytizing guardians as religious proselytizing expert to get as much as possible friend (people) to return kejalan allah the almighty and most worthy of praise with wise attitude and good hope.

petruk: mengadaptasi from word fatruk. this word is base word from a mysticism advice that sound: fat-ruk kulla maa siwallahi, with the meaning: leave all anything besides allah. advice then be character guardians and missionary at that time. petruk also often called kanthong perforated mean hollow pocket. the meaning that every human must menzakat the treasure and extradite the body soul to allah the almighty and most worthy of praise sincerely, selfless and sincere, like the perforated pocket without hindrance.

bagong: come from word baghaa that mean to struggle. that is struggle towards evil and keangkaramurkaan. in version other word bagong come from baqa that mean eternal or eternal, will mean all only eternal alive after at hereafter later. only allegorized to call on ngombe world (merely call on to drink).

figures punakawan also functioned as pamomong (nurse) for another leather puppet figure. in principle every human wants the name pamomong, remember the weak human. pamomong can be interpretted also as patron. every human should always ask protection to allah the almighty and most worthy of praise, as introspection attitude towards all weakness in self. here's attitude philosophy pamomong that described by figures punakawan.

how does lamentable if several figures punakawan like semar mempuja-puji within reason god by partly belief follower. while all existing figures only is creation guardians to symbolize a conditon in their religious proselytizing mission distributes islam. for example semar told as a god (bathara ismaya elder brother bathara teacher) that go down to earth with incarnate to be human usually to run a holy mission. this matter is actually enough correct to describes allah manner the almighty and most worthy of praise demote islam in mankind without present direct allah figure as god on earth. undoubtedly all humans will be islam, if direct allah distributes islam under the sun. then at where does human independence location, if it does? human is let to choose all existing teachings. remember, human is given freedom to determine the destiny later at hereafter, as according to the choice at world. so, figure semar as god even also must be transforminged as human figure formerly, for permanent watch over human god's will as free creature chooses. look at also word semar badranaya. badra mean happiness and naya mean policy. to aim happiness, that is by lead people wisely and drive it to beribadah to allah the almighty and most worthy of praise. country stable if semar bersemayam at turtle stable hermitage. the meaning hold penyuwunan (penyu-) or allah presence request the almighty and most worthy of praise. religious proselytizing mission that consist in here, told and interpretted self the meaning by the maker that is guardians.