Most literature is drived from Sankrit which was translated into old javanese or kawi around the 10th century. At that time, the javanese price, Erlangga ( who ruled bali through his brother ), declared that all balinese edict should be translated into Kawi Erlangga also oversaw the translations of the two great Hindu epic poems, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata from Sankrit. Today only dalang ( Shadow puppeteers ), priest and the older balinese understand Kawi, but the language is still celebrated in the puppet shows of the Wayang Kulit, in the modern Ramayana ballet, Wayang Wong, and in experts staged in dances and dramas.
The Ramayana is an old-fashioned story of the struggle between good and evil.Rama, the hero embodies virtue and strength, while his antagonist, Rawana, epitomises evil. The Mahabharata recalls the exploits and deads in the battle of the Bharata ( From ancient northern India ).
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