Meaning Gunungan Wayang Kulit

Gunungan on Wayang Kulit conical (taper), here symbolizes human life, the higher our science and age, we should be more conical (golong roundworm) manunggaling Life, Taste, Cipta Karsa and work in our lives. In short, human life is to get to the above (God).

Here is an explanation of the meaning of the mountain of shadow puppets.

1. Gate and two guards on Gunungan First Wayang Kulit (Cingkoro Bolo Bolo and Upoto), the symbol of the human heart, there are two things: the good and the bad. Shields and Godho they hold can be interpreted as the natural guardian of dark and light.
2. Forest (trees) and animals in Gunungan Wayang Kulit, the emblem of various nature and human nature.
3. Trees grown spread throughout the body and to the top of Wayang Kulit Gunungan symbolizes all cultivation and human behavior must grow and move forward (dynamic) that can be helpful as well as coloring the world and the universe (Urip iku obah, Obaho sing ngarah-direction). The tree also symbolizes that God has given shelter and protection to the people living in this world.
4. Birds on Gunungan Puppet symbolizes man must make the world and the universe becomes beautiful in both spiritual and material.
5. Bull on Gunungan Puppet symbolizes man must be strong, agile, resilient and tough.
6. Puppet monkeys symbolize Gunungan in persons should be able to select and sort between good and bad, sweet-bitter as well as smart apes pick good fruit, ripe and sweet, so expect us to act good and right (Ko tour pener).
7. Tigers Gunungan Puppet symbolizes man must be a leader for himself (has identity) so as to be able to act wisely and to control appetite and conscience to get better and go forward, so it can be beneficial to themselves, others and the universe , Because when people are not able to become a leader for himself and was not able to control himself would be fatal, and all will be destroyed annihilated, as well as puppet Gunungan if reversed will be colored red (burning).
8. Picture a giant head on Gunungan Puppet symbolizes man in everyday life have greed, evil as Satan.
9. Picture ilu ilu-Banaspati (jinn or devil) on the back Gunungan Puppet symbolizes that life in this world a lot of temptations, trials, challenges and dangers which at any moment could threaten human safety.
10. Figure ocean on Gunungan Puppet symbolize the human mind.
11. Figure joglo (gate) on Gunungan Puppet represents a home or a country in which there lives a safe, peaceful, and happy.

Perhaps that's all I can say about the meaning of Gunungan wayang kulit. And hopefully you can add to your knowledge of the listening.     

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