Prince Madrais Alibasa Manuscript No. 27

The manuscript No.27 is written in a set of loose folios. There are two sizes of paper; 34 x 21.5 cm and 35 x 21.5 cm. The condition of paper is brittle, perforated, taped, and yellowing. The ink penetrates to the reverse side, but the writing is still readable. In this manuscript, Prince Madrais explains the process of his writing, histrocal facts about his life and some letters. He signed a book of Java which he wrote from his illumination. It was called as the descending of Divine Inspiration. His writing was guided by holy spirit and used Java charactes as the sacred heritage of Javanese ancestors for Java nation. The practice of Sundanese religion is measuring characters. It was processed, filtered and perfected by fire in self observing to select which spirit can get in our body and in accordance with the humanity. He was accused deceiving to a man named Rukma to donate dor death donation of Jawa Sunda Pasundan, whereas it was actually used for buying coffin as the burial way of religion of Sunda Pasundan. Some letters in this manuscript are a letter to Ciamis region telling that Astawinata, adherent of Agama jawa Sunda was hoslited, a letter to a regent of Kuningan to allow wearing traditional cloth of Java and practice life as Javanese, and permission letter of Sundanse religion in Java land.

Extent and format of original material: File 27: 140 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.