Past Wisdom Taken From the Saga of Kalilah and Dimnah

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.220206.024How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Past Wisdom; The Saga of Kalilah and Dimnah; Coding of Wisdom

Abstract

This article discusses the saga of Kalilah and Dimnah which is a fable contains much wisdom and this wisdom although comes from the past, yet it is still relevant till today. The saga Kalilah and Dimnah is originally written by Baidaba. He is a scholar and a wise man who give advice to the king. He created the saga to give lesson to the king who was known to be a cruel king. The story is intended to be a lesson for the king so that the king didn’t feel to be lectured. This study uses qualitative content analysis research. This theory will be utilized to answer a research question, it is: what are the past wisdom of the saga Kalilah and Dimnah to face global challenges? The result of this study is the saga of Kalilah and Dimnah consist of 32 wisdoms which spread out in this 22 fable stories by coding that should and should not be done by people who want to live right. The 32 wisdoms found cover all aspects of life, such as: politic, economy, social relation, education, law, culture, and security. This wisdom intended to be an example or parable for those who need it. This wisdom can be used for individual and social life.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Istiadah Istiadah
AU  - Asni Furaida
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/02/17
TI  - Past Wisdom Taken From the Saga of Kalilah and Dimnah
BT  - Proceedings of the International Symposium on Religious Literature and Heritage (ISLAGE 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 185
EP  - 194
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220206.024
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220206.024
ID  - Istiadah2022
ER  -