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Originally Posted by manteris1
I only know one way, Alan gave me a sheet years ago and I use that...................jimmy
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Yes Jimmy and that is the method that is most generally accepted and therefore IMO the one that holds the most weight amongst contemporary keris collectors today. But Alan put forth a different idea in his recently published treatise on pre-Islamic keris which, also IMO, make a whole lot of sense as to the original way to count luk when the keris was influenced mostly by Hindu culture. Neither myself, nor do i believe Alan, are suggesting that this possible original method should be applied today, but understanding it as a possibility hopefully increases our understanding of the origins of the keris itself. You can read that section of his treatise here:
http://kerisattosanaji.com/INTERPRETATIONPAGE5.html