The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c13.s6.21

c13.s6.21

In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries the Indian *Tantras* also were powerfully influencing the literature of the Indonesians. The frequent use of Sanskrit verses in these texts is a noteworthy feature. It is interesting to observe that the peoples of Java and Bali used to offer salutations in verse to the *Panchakanyā* (five ladies), Ahalyā, Dropadī, Sītā, Dārā, and Mandodarī, in the same manner as the Hindus of those days as well as of today.