Prince Madrais Alibasa Manuscript No. 86

The manuscript No.86 is written in a bundle of unbounded folios with no cover. There are three sizes of paper; 34 x 21.5 cm, 33.5 x 21.5 cm and 21.5cm x 13.5cm. The condition of paper is brittle, torn and yellowing. The ink penetrates to the reverse side, but the writing is still readable. In this manuscript, Prince Madrais explains his teachings to Sumarta. It’s about a spoon of rice and a sip of water. We can’t live without eating and drinking. How we can have strength for ourselves and nation. We also have to give in first to prepare and describe what written in Pusaka Jawa book. The writing is not from him it was from The All Knowing One and The All Seeing One, he was only His tool.

Extent and format of original material: File 86: 174 pages of folios.

Owner(s) of original material: Prince Djatikusumah, Ratna Gumilang Damiasih.

Author/Scribe: Prince Madrais Sadewa Alibassa Kusuma Wijayaningrat.

The material is written in Cacarakan (Sundanese-Javanese) script.