Research Article
Nista Madya Utama, The Local Wisdom to Achieve Prosperity and Peace in the Digital Era
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.29-8-2019.2289010, author={S H Widyastuti}, title={Nista Madya Utama, The Local Wisdom to Achieve Prosperity and Peace in the Digital Era}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Local Wisdom, INCOLWIS 2019, August 29-30, 2019, Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={INCOLWIS}, year={2019}, month={10}, keywords={nista madya utama local wisdom digital era}, doi={10.4108/eai.29-8-2019.2289010} }
- S H Widyastuti
Year: 2019
Nista Madya Utama, The Local Wisdom to Achieve Prosperity and Peace in the Digital Era
INCOLWIS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.29-8-2019.2289010
Abstract
Cultural change that has triggered various problems in people's lives in the industrial revolution era 4.0 raises many problems, in order to overcome them, appropriate local wisdom is needed. This study was aimed at describing the main concept nista madya utama as a local wisdom for leaders and for world peace throughout the ages. The theory used was modern and hermeneutic philology theory. The method used in this study was descriptive method. The main concept of nista madya utama originates from Javanese local wisdom which means to abandon evil deeds, having high moral standard or in middle level for people with dissabilities. These concepts are very suitable for leaders, because the Javanese leader is like a king, so that controlling nista madya utama will have an impact on the peace of the people. This local wisdom applies throughout the ages in any era. So called because the concept of acting according to ability, avoiding bad deeds and doing virtue in life is a concept that can be a controller in any era. The main concept of nista madya utama is able to memayu hayuning bawana or maintain the safety of the earth and its contents and memayu hayuning family that is maintaining the integrity of the family.