Prince Madrais Alibasa Manuscript No. 44A

The manuscript No.44A is written in a notebook with blue cover. The size is 21 x 16.5 cm. The condition of paper is brittle, taped and yellowing. The ink penetrates to the reverse side, but the writing is still readable. In this manuscript, Prince Madrais describes historical facts about his life and his teachings. When human beings forget God’s law, it is the time to remind them. He got a task from is revelation to convey what human beings have to do in conducting life. Misunderstanding to interpret a religion teaching makes human forget the basic duties as a human to do God’s decree and maintain harmony with nature. Madrais just reminded people to understand more about life, but some religious figures did not like him because he got many followers easly. The Dutch colonial government also was uneasy because he taught nationality. It was hard to belive that the nature spoke and asked him to sue. It was getting harder because no people know and understand about that. He just wrote all.

Extent and format of original material: File 44A: 70 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.