I Wayan Mudita Adnyana

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Biography

In English

I Wayan Mudita Adnyana, born in Tenganan Village, Karangasem, Bali, 16 September 1931. He is an expert in copying ancient lontar, singing kakawin, playing Gender and Selonding gamelan. He learned to copy lontar from I Gusti Bagus Sugriwa from Singaraja in 1943. From a young age he had copied many lontar, including the Bhagawad Gita, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Purusada Santa, Sutasoma, Arjuna Wiwaha, Bomantaka, Gatotkacasraya, and so on. In 1970 he helped build a village library called Widhi Sastra. In 1972, he pioneered copying lontar containing images of wayang in Tenganan. He also created a wayang sekaa (group) called Dharma Kusuma in 1980.

Copies of the lontar are widely collected by domestic and foreign collectors as well as state officials, including the President of Italy, Sandro Pertini (1983); New Zealand Prime Minister Hellene Clark (1988); President Megawati Soekarno Putri (2001). A copy of his lontar entitled Kakawin Sutasoma was once offered by a foreign collector for hundreds of millions of rupiah, but he did not let it go. Because he will pass on his favorite palm leaf to his children and grandchildren.

In 1984, he won second place in the Bali Provincial Lontar Copying Competition. In 1987, he received the Dharma Kusuma Madya Award from the Governor of Bali, the Cultural Award from the Government of the Republic of Indonesia (2019), the Bali Bhuwana Nata Kerthi International Level Award from ISI Denpasar (2023), the 2024 Bali Kerthi Nugraha Mahotama Award from the Bali Provincial Government.

Even at his very old age, he was still actively copying palm prints. Everyday he can be found at his residence in Tenganan Village.

In Balinese

I Wayan Mudita Adnyana, embas ring D sa Tenganan, Karangasem, Bali, 16 S pt mber 1931. Dan wikan pisan ring nyalin lontar kuno, nglimbakang kakawin, maplalian gamelan Gender miwah Selonding. Ida malajah nyalin lontar saking I Gusti Bagus Sugriwa saking Singaraja ring warsa 1943. Saking kantun alit ida sampun nyalin akeh lontar, minakadi lontar Bhagawad Gita, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Purusada Santa, Sutasoma, Arjuna Wiwaha, Bomantaka, Gatotkacasraya, miwah sane lianan. Ring warsa 1970 dan sareng ngwangun perpustakaan d sa san mawasta Widhi Sastra. Ring warsa 1972, dan nyalin lontar san madaging gambar pewayangan ring Tenganan. Dan taler ngadegang sekaa wayang san mawasta Dharma Kusuma ring warsa 1980.

Salinan lontarnyan ak h kakol ksi olih kolektor ring dura negara miwah dura negara miwah pejabat negara, minakadi olih Pr sid n Italia, Sandro Pertini 1983 ; Perdana Menteri Selandia Baru, Hellene Clark 1988 ; miwah pr sid n Megawati Soekarno Putri 2001 . Salinan lontarnyan san mamurda Kakawin Sutasoma sampun kaadol olih kolektor asing antuk prab ya ratusan yuta rupiah, sak wanten dan n nten ngicalang. Sawireh ia lakar nyerahang kasugihanne teken pianakne muah teken cucu-cucunne.

Ring warsa 1984, dan ngamolihang Juara II Lomba Menyalin Lontar Tingkat Provinsi Bali. Warsa 1987, dan ngamolihang Penghargaan Dharma Kusuma Madya saking Gubernur Bali, Anugerah Kebudayaan saking Pemerintah Republik Indonesia 2019 , Penghargaan Tingkat Internasional Bali Bhuwana Nata Kerthi saking ISI Denpasar 2023 , Penghargaan Bali Kerthi Nugraha Mahottama 2024 saking Pemerintah Provinsi Bali.

Ring yusa san sampun lingsir pisan, dan kantun aktif nyalin lontar. Nyabran rahina ida kapanggihin ring genahnyan ring D sa Tenganan.

In Indonesian

I Wayan Mudita Adnyana, lahir di Desa Tenganan, Karangasem, Bali, 16 September 1931. Ia ahli dalam menyalin lontar kuno, menembang kakawin, memainkan gamelan Gender dan Selonding. Ia belajar menyalin lontar dari I Gusti Bagus Sugriwa dari Singaraja pada tahun 1943. Sejak usia muda ia telah menyalin banyak lontar, antara lain lontar Bhagawad Gita, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Purusada Santa, Sutasoma, Arjuna Wiwaha, Bomantaka, Gatotkacasraya, dan sebagainya. Pada tahun 1970 ia turut membangun perpustakaan desa bernama Widhi Sastra. Pada era 1972, ia memelopori menyalin lontar berisi gambar pewayangan di Tenganan. Ia juga membuat sekaa (grup) wayang bernama Dharma Kusuma pada tahun 1980.

Salinan lontarnya banyak dikoleksi oleh kolektor dalam dan luar negeri serta pejabat negara, antara lain oleh Presiden Italia, Sandro Pertini (1983); Perdana Menteri Selandia Baru, Hellene Clark (1988); presiden Megawati Soekarno Putri (2001). Salinan lontarnya yang berjudul Kakawin Sutasoma pernah ditawar kolektor asing dengan harga ratusan juta rupiah, namun ia tidak melepaskannya. Sebab lontar kesayangannya itu akan ia wariskan kepada anak dan cucunya.

Pada tahun 1984, ia meraih Juara II Lomba Menyalin Lontar Tingkat Provinsi Bali. Tahun 1987, ia mendapatkan Penghargaan Dharma Kusuma Madya dari Gubernur Bali, Anugerah Kebudayaan dari Pemerintah Republik Indonesia (2019), Penghargaan Tingkat Internasional Bali Bhuwana Nata Kerthi dari ISI Denpasar (2023), Penghargaan Bali Kerthi Nugraha Mahottama 2024 dari Pemerintah Provinsi Bali.

Di usianya yang sangat sepuh, ia masih aktif menyalin lontar. Sehari-hari ia bisa ditemui di kediamannya di Desa Tenganan.

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