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White Tiger or what Sundanese people usually call Maung Bodas. PHOTO/ ANIMAL MAGAZINE
BANDUNG – Evidence that the Javanese tiger is very close to the culture of the Javanese and Sundanese people is inevitable.
In Sundanese culture, there are several mythological creatures in the form of animals whose existence has been told about orally or in writing from generation to generation, thus becoming legends or myths.
In the cultural treasures of the Sundanese Tatar people, the maung or tiger is a commonly known symbol.
Several things related to the culture and existence of the Sundanese people are correlated with the Maung symbol, both verbal and non-verbal symbols such as the name of the region (Cimacan), the symbol of the Siliwangi Regional Military Command (Kodam), even the nickname for the football club that is the pride of Bandung residents (Persib ) which is often nicknamed Maung Bandung.
A mythological animal in Sunda land that is associated with the Javanese tiger
1. White Tiger
Maung Bodas is the king of a pack of magical white tigers who live in another world. He has thousands of soldiers like him who are ready to fight at any time.
The story of the origin of Maung Bodas starts from when Prabu Siliwangi wanted to rest at Curug Sawer, Majalengka, in order to relax in his travels.
Unexpectedly, a group of magical white tigers blocked the steps and were about to pounce on the king.
However, because King Siliwangi was known to be very powerful and powerful, none of the tigers could harm him.
2. Maung Lodaya
Lodaya is the name of a tiger in Sundanese mythology. A kind of stout and agile beetle.
Sundanese people believe that the King of Pajajaran, Prabu Siliwangi, had 2 mythological animals, namely Maung Lodaya in the form of a black tiger and Maung Bodas in the form of a white tiger.
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