Something which I post in Feb 16, 2014 at 8:49 am, in one of social networking site (vkontakte) which is the twin brother of facebook and popular in Russian speaking countries.
This is not an important topic, and VK is a mini blog, it is not the right place/media to post this kind of stuff (it should be posted in a web blog or a web journal). But I want to post something, and because I’m not good looking, and I’m not a model, and I’m sure people don’t want to see my ugly face in a photo or a photo blog, so I prefer writing a story. And also because I want to practice my writings and my English, and I still don't have a blog yet, so.. here’s nothing:
Surfing in few chatting sites or social media sites with name (Indra Drakula), which I often use from years ago until now, made me had several questions related to my name. Some people wanted to know whether my name really is Indra. Some Indian guy thought that I'm a girl from India because my name is Indra. Some people thought that I'm Hindu, also because my name is Indra. And some questioning about why my last name is Drakula, and they said it's not a good name (it's a name of an evil character).. so.. here’s the story:
#Drakula is not my last name/family name/surename. It’s started because in #Indonesia, sometimes when we call a friend by their name (close friend), we took only part of their name, to make them easy to call, (eg: Indra —> Dra, Surya —> Sur, Wisnu —> Wis or Nu, etc.). And usually, some of my friend called me "Dra" and they add "kula" to make fun of my name or to joke. And because for me it sounded “cool” and it rhymes with my name, so I use it for my last name.
#Drakulev is a name which I made up not long ago when I’m starting to use VK, and also from seeing some people's name here. I saw many people have last name ended with "ev" (if male) and "eva" (if female). Including my brother's name (Rustam Gadzhiev), ended with "ev". I thought that maybe his last name actually was #Godzilla and they (Russians) changed it to #Gadziev (joke).
#Indrik is the name which my sister (Anna Mashkova) gave me or used to called me when we started to get acquainted (before I use VK long time ago, maybe thousand years ago), which she twisted or distorted from my real name (Indra). And recently I found out that Indrik means a #unicorn (cool, I love it).
#Indra, is a common name for boys in Indonesia. As other names which come from Vedic mythology [#Wisnu (#Visnu), #Bayu (#Vayu), #Surya, #Bima (#Bhima), etc.], they are also common names amongst Indonesian people (especially Javanese).
My real name or complete name is; "Noor Indra Harjanto", it is from three different language (Arabic, Sanskrit and Ancient Javanese). It's all my name because Javanese people usually don't have surenames or family names. My grandfather who gave that name for me, and for us, a name is a prayer from parents, it is how our parents wanted us to be, it has meanings, and in my case, my name means:
#Noor (Arabic: نور) = Light
#Indra (Sanskrit: इन्द्र) = One of Devas in Hindu mythology, King
#Harjanto (Java script: ) = Prosper
If combined, it means something like: "Lights of a King (Deva) for prosperity".
Maybe it's what my grandfather hoped or wanted me to be; to bring or to become lights for others, or maybe just for my family. But I don't know, I'm just guessing, because I did not had the chance to asked it to my grandfather because he already passed away when I'm still a kid.
I'm Indonesian, I'm Javanese and I'm Muslim. Maybe some of you wondered why my name is Indra (sounded like Hindu's name) but I'm a Muslim. It's related to Indonesian/Javanese history. Before Islam came to Indonesia or Java, Javanese people have a spiritual form of belief or some kind of religion called #Kebatinan and after that #Hindu came to Java, and later on #Islam came to Java.
My name is a mixture or acculturation of these three different culture and religion. Same as Wayang Kulit [(Shadow Puppet/Shadow Theater), (literaly; Wayang = Shadow, Kulit = Skin), (philosophically: the story and the puppets/characters, is the shadows/reflections of people’s characters in real life)] — which one of its puppet/character I used for my avatar — it's also a form of acculturation of Javanese tradition, Hindu and Islam. One of Muslim leader or Muslim saint (named: Sunan Kalijaga, born:1460), who spread a more moderate Islam in Java, use Wayang Kulit for #Dawah (Arabic: دعوة ) and spread/teach Islam in Java.
In modern age like now, #wayang could be thought or analogous as a movie/film/video which we see in theater, as a media to send messages, from the storyteller to the audiences. In this case, because that time Javanese people already familiar with story from #mahabarata or #ramayana, Sunan Kalijaga take and adapted it to send messages to its audiences which is teaches from Islam about righteousness or good deed in life.
Quote:
“He believe that Islam should be teach with peace (not with violence), through art and culture. His beliefs and teaching are more sufistic than salaf, applying arts and culture as medium for his dawah. He was also tolerant to local tradition. His exegesis from the Quranic perspective led him to believe that people will keep away from dawah if their personality is questioned. In this premise one should consider a “step by step” approach to his people by the principle of following yet influencing. To him, if Islam is truly/fully understood, then people will gradually give up their old habits.” (Wikipedia)
“This method can be seen in Indonesian artworks, particularly in carvings, shadow puppets (wayang kulit), gamelan (javanese traditional musical performance), and singing. From this idea he popularized Baju Takwa (a traditional dress custom for Indonesian Moslem), Sekaten (a festivity), and Grebeg Maulud, amongst others.” (Wikipedia)
And if you notice the puppet of wayang kulit, the puppet is just like a "stick figure" (not in realistic form), it's an adaptation of Islamic teaches. The song which I've attached, also a creation from him (Sunan Kalijaga). It's with Javanese language but contained philosophical meanings, as a media for him to teach Islam in Java.
There are many types and transformations in forms and presentation of wayang kulit show, but basically it’s rooted from the traditional rules of wayang kulit. One of wayang's style, which you can see in the picture I've attached, is a new style or a new form of wayang called Wayang Ukur. It's created in the 80's, by Indonesian artist from Yogyakarta (named: Sukasman, Born: 1964).
This is not an important topic, and VK is a mini blog, it is not the right place/media to post this kind of stuff (it should be posted in a web blog or a web journal). But I want to post something, and because I’m not good looking, and I’m not a model, and I’m sure people don’t want to see my ugly face in a photo or a photo blog, so I prefer writing a story. And also because I want to practice my writings and my English, and I still don't have a blog yet, so.. here’s nothing:
Surfing in few chatting sites or social media sites with name (Indra Drakula), which I often use from years ago until now, made me had several questions related to my name. Some people wanted to know whether my name really is Indra. Some Indian guy thought that I'm a girl from India because my name is Indra. Some people thought that I'm Hindu, also because my name is Indra. And some questioning about why my last name is Drakula, and they said it's not a good name (it's a name of an evil character).. so.. here’s the story:
#Drakula is not my last name/family name/surename. It’s started because in #Indonesia, sometimes when we call a friend by their name (close friend), we took only part of their name, to make them easy to call, (eg: Indra —> Dra, Surya —> Sur, Wisnu —> Wis or Nu, etc.). And usually, some of my friend called me "Dra" and they add "kula" to make fun of my name or to joke. And because for me it sounded “cool” and it rhymes with my name, so I use it for my last name.
#Drakulev is a name which I made up not long ago when I’m starting to use VK, and also from seeing some people's name here. I saw many people have last name ended with "ev" (if male) and "eva" (if female). Including my brother's name (Rustam Gadzhiev), ended with "ev". I thought that maybe his last name actually was #Godzilla and they (Russians) changed it to #Gadziev (joke).
#Indrik is the name which my sister (Anna Mashkova) gave me or used to called me when we started to get acquainted (before I use VK long time ago, maybe thousand years ago), which she twisted or distorted from my real name (Indra). And recently I found out that Indrik means a #unicorn (cool, I love it).
#Indra, is a common name for boys in Indonesia. As other names which come from Vedic mythology [#Wisnu (#Visnu), #Bayu (#Vayu), #Surya, #Bima (#Bhima), etc.], they are also common names amongst Indonesian people (especially Javanese).
My real name or complete name is; "Noor Indra Harjanto", it is from three different language (Arabic, Sanskrit and Ancient Javanese). It's all my name because Javanese people usually don't have surenames or family names. My grandfather who gave that name for me, and for us, a name is a prayer from parents, it is how our parents wanted us to be, it has meanings, and in my case, my name means:
#Noor (Arabic: نور) = Light
#Indra (Sanskrit: इन्द्र) = One of Devas in Hindu mythology, King
#Harjanto (Java script: ) = Prosper
If combined, it means something like: "Lights of a King (Deva) for prosperity".
Maybe it's what my grandfather hoped or wanted me to be; to bring or to become lights for others, or maybe just for my family. But I don't know, I'm just guessing, because I did not had the chance to asked it to my grandfather because he already passed away when I'm still a kid.
I'm Indonesian, I'm Javanese and I'm Muslim. Maybe some of you wondered why my name is Indra (sounded like Hindu's name) but I'm a Muslim. It's related to Indonesian/Javanese history. Before Islam came to Indonesia or Java, Javanese people have a spiritual form of belief or some kind of religion called #Kebatinan and after that #Hindu came to Java, and later on #Islam came to Java.
My name is a mixture or acculturation of these three different culture and religion. Same as Wayang Kulit [(Shadow Puppet/Shadow Theater), (literaly; Wayang = Shadow, Kulit = Skin), (philosophically: the story and the puppets/characters, is the shadows/reflections of people’s characters in real life)] — which one of its puppet/character I used for my avatar — it's also a form of acculturation of Javanese tradition, Hindu and Islam. One of Muslim leader or Muslim saint (named: Sunan Kalijaga, born:1460), who spread a more moderate Islam in Java, use Wayang Kulit for #Dawah (Arabic: دعوة ) and spread/teach Islam in Java.
In modern age like now, #wayang could be thought or analogous as a movie/film/video which we see in theater, as a media to send messages, from the storyteller to the audiences. In this case, because that time Javanese people already familiar with story from #mahabarata or #ramayana, Sunan Kalijaga take and adapted it to send messages to its audiences which is teaches from Islam about righteousness or good deed in life.
Quote:
“He believe that Islam should be teach with peace (not with violence), through art and culture. His beliefs and teaching are more sufistic than salaf, applying arts and culture as medium for his dawah. He was also tolerant to local tradition. His exegesis from the Quranic perspective led him to believe that people will keep away from dawah if their personality is questioned. In this premise one should consider a “step by step” approach to his people by the principle of following yet influencing. To him, if Islam is truly/fully understood, then people will gradually give up their old habits.” (Wikipedia)
“This method can be seen in Indonesian artworks, particularly in carvings, shadow puppets (wayang kulit), gamelan (javanese traditional musical performance), and singing. From this idea he popularized Baju Takwa (a traditional dress custom for Indonesian Moslem), Sekaten (a festivity), and Grebeg Maulud, amongst others.” (Wikipedia)
And if you notice the puppet of wayang kulit, the puppet is just like a "stick figure" (not in realistic form), it's an adaptation of Islamic teaches. The song which I've attached, also a creation from him (Sunan Kalijaga). It's with Javanese language but contained philosophical meanings, as a media for him to teach Islam in Java.
There are many types and transformations in forms and presentation of wayang kulit show, but basically it’s rooted from the traditional rules of wayang kulit. One of wayang's style, which you can see in the picture I've attached, is a new style or a new form of wayang called Wayang Ukur. It's created in the 80's, by Indonesian artist from Yogyakarta (named: Sukasman, Born: 1964).
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| New form of Wayang Kulit called Wayang Ukur. Created between 1980-1990,
by Indonesian artist from Yogyakarta (named: Sukasman, born:1964). Photo courtesy of Stan Hendrawidjaja. |
