MBAH Maridjan: a question. He died at his place of duty on Mount Merapi, because he had refused to go further down the mountain, away from the eruptions that have claimed so many victims. His loyalty is impressive, but what did his duty really mean?

He was 83 when he died, perhaps as conduit of the world of thought upheld by the Mataram kingdom since the 17th century. He once said that Merapi was where the Master kris smiths Rama and Permadi wer