Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (English spelling)

Japanese: Bhinneka Tunggal Ika(英語表記)BhinnekaTunggalIka
Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (English spelling)

…He is known as the author of epics such as Arjunawijaya. The epic is a valuable historical source for learning about the syncretic religion of Shiva and Buddhism, but what has made his name immortal today is a phrase he wrote in one of his works: Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Unity in Diversity). This has an almost magical effect as a guideline for the survival of a unified republic in a country as complex as Indonesia in both geography and humanities. In February 1950, the Cabinet of the Republic of Indonesia made this the national motto, and it is also clearly stated on the country's coat of arms. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…《アルジュナウィジャヤ》などの叙事詩の作者として知られる。その叙事詩はシバ信仰と仏教との混合宗教について知るうえでの貴重な史料であるが,現在彼の名を不朽のものとしているのは,彼が作品の中に記した〈ビンネカ・トゥンガル・イカBhinneka Tunggal Ika(多様性の中の統一)〉という一句である。これはインドネシアのように地文,人文ともに複雑な国家が,単一共和国として存続するための指針として,ほとんど呪術的ともいえる効果をもち,1950年2月には共和国内閣により国のモットーに定められ,国の紋章にも明記されている。…

※「Bhinneka Tunggal Ika」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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