Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c20.s4.2

v2.c20.s4.2

For the early history of Wayang we are dependent solely on stray references in Old-Javanese literature. It is mentioned, *c.g.*, in Arjunavivāha (st. 59), Vṛttasañcaya (st. 93), Bhāratayuddha (st. 664), Tantu Panggelaran (pp. 103-4, 170-71, 258-60), Rāmāyaṇa (XXIV-112), Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa, Sumanasāntaka (XXVII, 1), and Rāma-Vijaya (VII-12). In Bali the earliest reference occurs in a record dated 1058 A.D. But there is a reference to Wayang in a recently published inscription which has been attributed to king Balitung (A.D. 898 to 910)¹.