Pulau Buah

The abode of the dead, also called Fruit Island, located in the west. It is here that the souls (sĕmangat) of the deceased live in perfect bliss and eat from the ever-fruiting trees.

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References

Sources

  • Leach, Maria, ed. (1984). Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology, and Legend. New York: HarperCollins.
  • Skeat, Walter Wm. (1906). Pagan Races of the Malay Peninsula. London: Macmillan, p. 98.