Mpu Prapanca Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Mpu
Prapanca
Other Names:Dang Acarya Nadendra, Winada
Occupation:Buddhist monk
Member of Dharmādhyakṣa ring kasogatan
Old Javanese Writer
Nationality: Majapahit
Notable Works:Book of Nagarakretagama
Father:Dang Acarya Kanakamuni

Mpu Prapanca wrote the Nagarakretagama, written in Old Javanese, which tells the story of the Majapahit Empire and other stories of ancient Hindu-Javanese kingdoms. The Buddhist monk Prapanca wrote the chronicle in 1365 (or 1287 Saka year) as a eulogy to Hayam Wuruk, who brought Majapahit to its peak.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Myron. Malkiel-Jirmounsky. The Study of The Artistic Antiquities of Dutch India. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. 4. 1. 1939. 59–68. 10.2307/2717905. 2717905. Harvard-Yenching Institute.