Nipah or Gebang?

Abstract

Writing on lontar is ‘not intended to be used to preserve a sacred text’ (lain pikabuyutanən), that is, a text imbued with sacral power and dealing with matters of transcendent knowledge. This theoretical notion is substantiated by the fact that, in general, Old Sundanese texts found on lontar tend more to have the characteristics of ‘literature’ as understood by modern readers.