Candi Sukuh carving, keris mythology

Pusaka · 19th December 2015, 05:41 PM

"The scene depicted Bhima as the blacksmith on the left forging the metal, Ganesha in the center, and Arjuna on the right operating the piston bellows to blow air into the furnace. The wall behind the blacksmith displays various items manufactured in the forge, including kris. These representations of the kris in the Candi Sukuh established the fact that by the year 1437 the kris had already gained an important place within Javanese culture."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris

Bhima and Arjuna are characters of the mahabharata and Indonesia has its own version of that epic which is traditionally depicted in the shadow puppet plays.

My question would be is there any scene in Indonesian mahabharata or shadow play that in anyway corresponds to the scene depicted in the Candi Sukuh carving and if so what is the details of the story?

In addition if you have been passed ANY story's (myth etc) about the origins of the keris or the first empu/Pande if you could share those tales that would be great!

19th December 2015, 05:41 PM	#1
Pusaka Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 341	Candi Sukuh carving, keris mythology "The scene depicted Bhima as the blacksmith on the left forging the metal, Ganesha in the center, and Arjuna on the right operating the piston bellows to blow air into the furnace. The wall behind the blacksmith displays various items manufactured in the forge, including kris. These representations of the kris in the Candi Sukuh established the fact that by the year 1437 the kris had already gained an important place within Javanese culture." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris Bhima and Arjuna are characters of the mahabharata and Indonesia has its own version of that epic which is traditionally depicted in the shadow puppet plays. My question would be is there any scene in Indonesian mahabharata or shadow play that in anyway corresponds to the scene depicted in the Candi Sukuh carving and if so what is the details of the story? In addition if you have been passed ANY story's (myth etc) about the origins of the keris or the first empu/Pande if you could share those tales that would be great! Attached Images