Sangkuriang is a legend that originated from the Tatar Sunda. The legend tells about the creation of a lake of Bandung, Mt Tangkuban, Mount Hill Mount Burangrang and stumps.

From these legends, we can determine how long people live in the highlands of Sunda Bandung. From the legend which is supported by the facts of geology, it is estimated that the Sundanese people have been living in this land since thousands of years before Christ.

Sangkuriang originally an oral tradition. Referral written about this legend exist in manuscript, written on Manik Bujangga palm fronds arising from the late 15th century or early 16th century AD. In naskha were written that Prince aka Prince Bujangga Jaya Pakuan Ameng Layaran Manik or visit the holy sites of Hinduism in Java and Bali islands in the late 15th century.

After a long journey, Manik Bujangga arrived in what is now the city of Bandung. He became an eyewitness who first wrote down the name of this place and its legends. His report is as follows:

        Aing Leumpang baratkeun ka (I walk to the west)
        datang ke bukit  Patenggeng (later came to Mount Patenggeng)
        Sakakala sang Kuriang (where the legend of Sang Kuriang)
        Masa dek nyitu Ci tarum (Time will stem the Citarum)
       Burung tembey kasiangan (but failed because of late)

Story Summary

Based on the legend, is told that King decoration Perbangkara go hunting. In the middle of the woods of the King throwing urine collected in caring leaves (taro forest). A female pig named Wayungyang the middle of an ascetic to become a man had to drink urine. Wayungyang pregnant and gave birth to a beautiful baby. Beautiful baby was taken to the palace by his father and named Dayang Sumbi Rarasati alias. Many of the kings who ask for her hand, but no one had received. Finally the king of warring among themselves. Dayang Sumbi permitaannya own any of exile in the hill accompanied by a male dog that is Si Tumang. As I was engrossed in weaving, toropong (piston) which was used to weave cloth fell to the bottom. Dayang Sumbi for being lazy, escaped without a second thought before speech, he promised that anyone who fell when fetching piston-sex male, would become her husband. Tumang the piston and get given to Dayang Sumbi. Dayang Sumbi finally gave birth to a baby boy named Sangkuriang.

When Sangkuriang hunting in the woods and sent the Tumang to pursue Wayungyang gilts. Because the Tumang not obeyed, and executed. Heart of the Tumang by Sangkuriang given to Dayang Sumbi, then cooked and eaten. After Dayang Sumbi know that he had eaten the heart of the Tumang, his anger was heightened immediately hit with a Senduk Sangkuriang HEAD made from coconut shell so that the wounds.

Sangkuriang go wandering around the world. After a long walk toward EAST WEST finally arrived in another direction and unknowingly had arrived back at the Dayang Sumbi, where her mother was. Sangkuriang not recognize that the discovery of the beautiful princess who is Dayang Sumbi - his mother. Terjalinlah love story between two beings that. Dayang accidentally Sangkuriang Sumbi know that is his son, with a head wound. Yet still forced to marry her Sangkuriang. Dayang Sumbi requested that Sangkuriang make boats and lake (lake) in one night with the Citarum river dam. Sangkuriang menyanggupinya.

Hence made the boat from a tree that grows in an easterly direction, stump / principal tree turned into a mountain ukit Levee. Cuttings stacked in the west and form the Mount Burangrang. With the help of guriang, the dam was almost completed. But Dayang Sumbi beg to Sang Hyang Tunggal Sangkuriang intention not to materialize. Dayang Sumbi boeh rarang spread slices (white cloth weaving results), when it was also the dawn broke on the eastern horizon. Sangkuriang became upset, dipuncak anger, the dam is located in Sanghyang Tikoro dijebolnya, plugs tossed Citarum river basin to the east and transformed into Mount Manglayang. Talaga water becomes retroactive back to Bandung. Working with boats struggled kicked to the north and Mount Tangkuban transformed into a boat.

Dayang Sumbi Sangkuriang continue pursuing a sudden disappeared in Gunung Putri and turned into a bunch of Unga jaksi. The Sangkuriang after arriving at a place called Edge berung finally disappearing into faerie (ngahiyang).

Conformity with the geological facts

Sangkuriang accordance with geological facts creation Bandung lake and Mt Tangkuban.

Recent geological research shows that the remnants of an ancient lake was 125 thousand years old. The lake was dried up 16 000 years ago.

There have been two eruptions of Mount Sunda ancient type Plinian eruption respectively 105 000 and 55000-50000 years ago. Plinian eruptions have been undermining the ancient caldera of Mount Sunda thereby creating Tangkuban Mount, Mount Burangrang (also known as Mount Sunda), and Mount Hill stumps.

It is very possible that people have occupied the ancient Sunda highlands Bandung and witnessed the second Plinian eruption that swept the settlement west of the Citarum River (north and northwest of Bandung) during the period of eruption at 55000-50000 years ago when Mount Tangkuban created from the remnants of Mount ancient Sunda. This period is the time when homo sapiens, they have been identified living in southern Australia at 62 000 years ago, during the Java Man (Wajak) of approximately 50 000 years ago.

Sangkuriang and Philosophy Sunda

According to the direction or the direction Hidayat Surya Suryalaga, former Rector of Bandung Itenas, legend or sasakala Sangkuriang intended as a light of enlightenment (decoration Perbangkara) for any human (cariang plants) are still uncertain of the existence of himself and eager to find the identity of humanity (Wayungyang). Results obtained from this search will give birth to your heart (conscience) as the real truth (Dayang Sumbi, Rarasati). But if not accompanied with caution and full awareness / intercourse (binoculars), then he would be held and suffered violence by a sense of constant vacillation (the Tumang suffered violence) that will give birth to a self-important egos, that is the soul that has not been enlightened (Sangkuriang ). When The Conscience consumed again by kewaswasan (Dayang Sumbi Tumang eat the liver) then he lost consciousness is essential. Experienced a sense of regret that he beat The Conscience dilampiaskan with pride ratios Sang Ego (Sangkuriang head beaten). Arrogances also affecting "The Ego Ratio" to stay away and leave the conscience. It turns out the arrogance of the crease-Ego Ratio tired in search of knowledge (intellectual intelligence) during the wanderings in the world (towards East). In ahirnya back to the west that consciously or unconsciously are always sought and longed for the Conscience (meeting with Dayang Sangkuriang Sumbi).

Yet apparently the union between the Ego Ratio (Sangkuriang) with The Conscience of the enlightened (Dayang Sumbi), not as easy as expected. Armed with knowledge that they have learned the Ego Ratio (Sangkuriang) must be able to create a social life based on compassion, interdependency - reparation and penance asih refining humanist foster harmony, ie a pool of social life (making Talaga Bandung) who inhabited the various collection with a wide range of human temperament (Citarum). Meanwhile, the integrity of his identity had to be formed also by the ratio of the ego itself (making the boat). The existence of Ego ratio that was not apart of history itself, have become the main origin (Hill stumps, trees sajaratun) since the beginning exists (east, where the initial rise of life). The Ego ratio must also indicate the existence of himself (tutunggul, penada himself) and eventually she will have offspring that manifest in a society that will datangd and a period of time it all ended swallowed into a pile of bones (mountains Burangrang).

What a tragic, if it is the hope of merging the Ego ratio with the Conscience of the enlightened (almost happened with Dayang Sumbi Sangkuriang marriage), failed because of hurried present the final point, the end of Life was conceived tax (boeh rarang or shroud). Finally twist of fate that befall the Ego ratio is extreme regret and anger to "himself". Then kicked her selfishness ratio, be a transcendental human pile face down lamenting her misfortune (Mount Tangkubanparahu).

However because of the Ego Ratio still feel curious, and chased the enlightened conscience continue the dream itself (Dayang Sumbi) with hopes of unity between the ego melts with the ratio of Conscience. But apparently The Conscience of the enlightened just appeared to be a witness to the behavior that never happened and experienced by the Ego ratio (interest Jaksi).

End of story when the advent of consciousness hubris expiration ratio (Ujungberung). With his consciousness also revoked and he threw plugs vanity domination ratio (mountains Manglayang). So now opened a channel to communicate the process of polite with anyone (Sanghyang Tikoro or throat; B. Sunda: Hade cooking my way my way). Properly and carefully guarded the entrance of food into his mouth to keep it clean and usable kosher. (Sanghyang Tikoro = esophagus, genggerong).

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   1. ^ Koesoemadinata, R. The Origin and Pre-history of the Sundanese. Bandung Institute of Technology.


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