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Pancasila

/pancasila/Roman

English meaning: Pancasila (Five Principles)

Indonesian Definition

(Bahasa Indonesia)

Dasar negara Indonesia yang terdiri dari lima prinsip: Ketuhanan Yang Maha Esa, Kemanusiaan yang Adil dan Beradab, Persatuan Indonesia, Kerakyatan yang Dipimpin oleh Hikmat Kebijaksanaan, dan Keadilan Sosial.

English Definition

Indonesia's state philosophical foundation comprising five principles: belief in one God, just and civilized humanity, unity of Indonesia, democracy guided by wisdom, and social justice. Pancasila, which shares Sanskrit roots with Indian concepts, enshrines Indonesia's pluralistic and tolerant national identity as an alternative to both religious fundamentalism and secular extremism.

Example

Pancasila adalah dasar negara Indonesia yang menjamin kebhinekaan.

In English: Pancasila is Indonesia's state foundation that guarantees diversity.

Synonyms

  • dasar negara
  • falsafah negara

Literary Heritage

Pemerintah yang adil bukan yang memberi ikan, melainkan yang memberi kail.

A just government is not one that gives fish, but one that gives fishing rods.

Pramoedya Ananta Toer · Novelist · 20th century

Anak Semua Bangsa

Anak Semua Bangsa (Child of All Nations), Ch. 11, 1981

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