Indian Epics Soft &Power Understanding India and Southeast Asia Concept Note
The Centre for Chinese & Southeast Asian Studies, SLL&CS, JNU in collaboration with JNU Jean Monnet Module, and Network REACTIK, Co-Funded by Erasmus Program of the European Union, and Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR) is organizing 2-Days International Conference on Kieu in Vietnam testi es to the local adaptation of this epic. "Indian Epics & Soft Power: India & Southeast Asia" In Java the Hindu Shaivite Sailendra dynasty converted themselves as Mahayana Buddhist (750-to 850 CE) and and a Lec-Dem on Indonesian Mahabharata actively promoted it's teachings. e biggest Buddhist temple and shrine, Borobudur near Jogyakarta, and to Commemorate, Observe and Celebrate 70 Years of other smaller temples like Mendut, Kalasan and Pawon were built during this dynasty. Later a Pallava stone inscription says that a king named Sanjaya (also known as Mataram) replaced Sailendra in Central Java. At the the establishment of Diplomatic relations end of 10th CE in East Java, a prosperous and powerful kingdom known as Singasari led by the king between India & Indonesia (1949 - 2019) Dharmawangsa, emerged. During his reign civil laws were arranged and systematized. He got Mahabharata by Indraprasta University, Indonesia 6-7 Nov, 2019 and Bhagavat Gita translated into Javanese. Mahabharat is localized as Bharat Yuddha or Kurukshetra War in Javanese.
Time: 9 AM Onwards In Javanese people still think the Kurukshetra battle eld was a place named Dieng Plateau in Central Java. e Venue: Convention Centre, JNU, New Delhi: 110067 emperor Bharata's future was a predestined fate xed by the Deva (God) before the Pandavas and Kauravas were born. Some of the characters are depicted almost the way they are interpreted in India. But these Indian epics Ramayana and Mahabharata have played a very crucial role in binding the greater Indian characters are still imprinted in the minds of the common man. fraternity into one thread of cultural cohesion. e rapid dissemination of these two epics into the region was not an obligatory one but was endorsed and sought by many contemporary Hindu and Buddhist dynasties in · Bisma- Bhisma. the region. e strong need of propagating Dharma, which clearly de ned the ethical and non-ethical pursuits, · King Pandu, father of the ve Pandawas. was felt by the contemporary rulers of Southeast Asia because it helped them to organize society and establish · Destarata-Dhritrashtra · Dewi Kunti- Kunti peace on the basis of dharma. Most importantly, it placed the kings on the top the righteous beings above their · Gendari-Gandhari subjects. · Madrim -Madri mother of twins Nakula and Sadewa and wife of Pandu ese two epics were not imposed as religious texts but were adopted and localized in Buddhism, Jainism, and · Karna-Karna, the son of Kunti and friend of Duryudana. other doctrines. e stories and plot also kept changing and were customized and adapted according to the · Durna-Drona, mahaguru to Kuruwas and Pandawas. Drona was father of Aswathama. prevailing norms of those societies. For example, in the Buddhist version Rama, Sita and Lakshmana were sent · Duryudana-Duryodhana. A great warrior and a great friend to Karna, he hated Pandavas and was to Himalaya in order to get rid of the bad intention of Dasharatha's third wife but the abduction of Sita is not jealous of them. mentioned. Malay version gives the extra plenipotentiary role to Lakshmana and he is highly glori ed. In ai · Sangkuni-Shakuni King of Gandhar, a veteran and seasoned player of dice. He was Queen Gandhari's elder brother and maternal uncle to Duryodhana. version Hanumana as a devotee of Rama has been more glori ed and considered to be omnipotent. Since · Arjuna-Arjuna, the third Pandava brother, he was most beloved of Drona and Bhisma and also a great Myanmar shares a long border with India, it has almost same version as India but like Indonesia it has friend of Krishna. customized the names of the characters of Ramayana and Mahabharata as per their own customs and · Yudistira or Punta Deva or Dharmawangsa-Yudhisthira. He was just, calm, patient and non-violent in convenience. nature who always wanted to end the rivalry between the Pandawas and the Kauravas.