Wondering if anyone can give me some clarification regarding Buta Bajang vs Putra Satu hilts. Are both these hilts meant to be considered the same category of being? We used to refer to the Buta hilts as Raksasa, though that seems out of favour now. Raksasa are, of course, supposed to be giants or monsters. Buta Bajang hilts do indeed seem to be a demon form and most often feature fangs.
Alan you may be able to help better with the language here as i only have internet translators which are notoriously awful when it comes to Indonesian languages. But Buta Bajang seems to mean "Giant Boy" while Putra Satu seems to mean "One Son". I have seen many hilts identified as Putra Satu that do not have fangs. And by naming it as a "son" (family) i don't see the intention for it to be a demon. Are Putra Satu hilts supposed to also be demons (or giants/ogres) like Buta Bajang or are they a completely different category of beings? Also, the hilts i most often see identified as Putra Satu are more abstract and vegetal like this hilts are. So i am not sure i would have identified Wijaya's hilts as Putra Satu. Anyone have thoughts on this.
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