Prince Madrais Alibasa Manuscript No. 43D

The manuscript No.43D is written in a notebook with blue cover. The size is 21 x 16.5 cm. The condition of paper is brittle and yellowing. The ink penetrates to the reverse side, but the writing is still readable. In this manuscript, Prince Madrais describes his reflection and teachings. He had strong determination that what he wrote will awake and enlighten people’s mind because it was the task from the God. His teachings describe how to cultivate food and drink which come from plants and animals. The spirits of plants and animals will unite with human body through the food and drink consumed. If human can not process the food and drink well, the spirits will control over human mind. They tend to eliminate humanity of human and be disease on body and soul. Thefore, human should keep balance diet, obey the rules how to cook food and drink by fire in the kitchen properly, keep clean and control over the carnality.

Extent and format of original material: File 43D: 68 pages of notebook.

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.